Legal Opinion
Government of the Virgin Islands and Cyril E. King, Governor of the Virgin Islands v. Eleventh Legislature of the Virgin Islands
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 2, 1976No. 75-2163PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
opinion of the court
VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge
This case presents for resolution a dispute between the Governor of the Virgin Islands and the Eleventh Legislature of the Virgin Islands over the nature and extent of the Governor’s veto power. We affirm the district court’s declaratory judgment in favor of the Governor.
Near the end of June 1975, the Legislature adopted three appropriations bills, 1 each bill containing several items of appropriation. These bills were duly presented to the Governor on June 30 and were signed by him on July 7 and 8. However, as authorized by § 9(d) of the 1954…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Powell v. McCormackSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Coleman v. MillerSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Muniz v. HoffmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- The Pocket Veto CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1929
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Territorial Court of Virgin Islands v. RichardsDistrict Court, Virgin Islands · 1987
- Thirteenth Guam Legislature v. BordalloCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
- Turnbull v. Twenty-Sixth Legislature of the Virgin IslandsSuperior Court of The Virgin Islands · 2006
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