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In U.S. Territory, a Constitutional Face-Off

By Robert J. Ambrogi

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A lawsuit was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in the U.S. Virgin Islands seeking to compel the territory's governor to forward a draft V.I. constitution to President Barack Obama. The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a face-off between the drafters of the proposed constitution and opponents who say it is at odds with the U.S. Constitution and U.S. law. More on this in a moment, but first some background. The U.S. acquired the V.I. from Denmark in 1917 for $25 million. It remains an unincorporated U.S. territory. It has no constitution of its own. Instead, its government is...

Full post as published by Legal Blog Watch on June 15, 2009 (boomark / email).

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