Legal Opinion
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 25, 2009No. Civil Action 08-1572 (PLF)PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This case arises from a dispute between the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (“the CNMI” or “the Commonwealth”) and the United States concerning the implementation and enforcement of federal legislation that gives the United States government control over immigration into and out of the Commonwealth. In a separate Opinion issued earlier today, 670 F.Supp.2d 65 (D.D.C.2009) (“Opinion I”), the Court upheld the authority of the United States government to enact the challenged statutory provisions. 1 This Opinion addresses the legality of…
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