Legal Opinion
Peter-Palican v. Government of the Northern Mariana Islands
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 12, 2012No. 10-17153PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and Governor Benigno R. Fitial (collectively, “the Commonwealth”) appeal from the district court’s judgment in favor of Emerenciana Peter-Palican in Peter-Palican’s suit against the Commonwealth alleging that then-Acting Governor Timothy Villagomez terminated her from her position as Special Assistant to the Governor for Women’s Affairs in violation of Article III, section 22 of the Commonwealth Constitution. The United States District Court for the District of the Northern Mariana Islands held that Article III, section 22 guarantees that…
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