Legal Opinion
Territory of Guam v. Olsen
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 23, 1977No. 76-439PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The question for decision in this case is whether the provision of § 22 of the 1950 Organic Act of Guam that the District Court of Guam “shall have such appellate jurisdiction as the [Guam] legislature may determine” authorizes the Legislature of Guam to divest the appellate jurisdiction of the District Court under the Act to hear appeals from local Guam courts, and to transfer that jurisdiction to the Supreme Court of Guam, newly created by the Guam Legislature.
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Section 22 (a) of the Organic Act, 64 Stat. 389, before an amendment not relevant here, provided:
“There is hereby created a court…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gully v. First Nat. Bank in MeridianSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Charles L. Corn v. Guam Coral Company, Inc., Panciteria Far East, Inc. v. Guam Coral Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1963
- Agana Bay Development Company (Hong Kong) Ltd. v. Supreme Court of Guam, Dillingham Corporation of the Pacific, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
- The People of the Territory of Guam v. Edmund J. OlsenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976
3Cited by41 opinions
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- People of the Territory of Guam v. Concepcion OkadaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Carlos S. Camacho, Governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Judith A. Schenck v. The Government of Guam, Guam Memorial HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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