Letter: Julian Aguan is a modern Hurao
In every battle toward truth and liberation, those brave enough to push against unjust systems experience skepticism…
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July 30, 2019
Pacific Daily News
July 29, 2019
KUAM News
Guam Loses Davis Appeal (video)
Guam’s political status plebiscite violates Dave Davis’ 15th Amendment rights. That’s the gist…
Read More →Case: Davis v. Guam
July 29, 2019
Courthouse News Service
Ninth Circuit Finds Guam Bid for Native-Only Election Racially Biased
(CN) – The Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a lower court’s finding of race-based discrimination in Guam’s plebiscite election law…
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May 28, 2019
Powerline Blog
A free speech case the Supreme Court should hear
Teresa Seeberger rented rooms in a house she owned in Davenport, Iowa. When Seeberger learned that her tenant’s fifteen-year-old daughter had become pregnant…
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Above the Law
Above The Law: Non Sequiturs
How often do you see this? A federal judge praises counsel — specifically, J. Christian Adams of the Election Law Center, Douglas R. Cox of Gibson Dunn, Michael E. Rosman of the Center for Individual Rights, and local counsel Mun Su Park — for their “conscientious billing practices.”
Read More →Case: Davis v. Guam
April 19. 2019
The Volokh Conspiracy
Lawyers’ “Billing Judgment … Demonstrates an Extraordinary Dedication to Containment of Cost …”
Not something you hear often. First, the legal backstory, from Chief Judge Frances M Tydingco-Gatewood (D. Guam) in Davis v. Guam:
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April 9, 2019
The Guam Daily Post
Bias suit costs Gov Guam almost $1M in fees
Chief Judge Frances Tydingco-Gatewood of the District Court of Guam awarded $947,717 in attorneys’ fees and costs, in a civil rights action that dealt with the topic of self-determination of the political status of the island and who should have the right to vote on a related referendum. The court
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April 8, 2019
Federalist Society Review
Is It Time to Revisit the Constitutionality of Unauthorized Practice of Law Rules?
Every jurisdiction has a rule against the unauthorized practice of law. Rule 49 of the Rules of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, for example, governs the unauthorized practice of law in the District of Columbia. Like virtually every other such rule in jurisdictions throughout the United States, it
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January 3, 2019
Real Clear Politics
If This Man’s Speech Isn’t Protected, No One’s Is
In the age of online shaming and political correctness, many people rightly fear that they could lose their employment for their private opinions. Last month it was Kevin Hart, who stepped down from hosting the Oscars over homophobic tweets from his past. Before him, Nicholas and Erika Christakis were forced
Read More →Case: Davi v. Roberts
December 7, 2018
Washington Examiner
Veteran teacher exposes teachers’ unions in new book
Rebecca Friedrichs, an elementary school veteran teacher of almost 30 years and plaintiff in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, knows from experience that teachers’ unions are the number-one corrupting force in education. Her new book, Standing Up to Goliath, features testimonies of teachers, parents, and kids who have been harmed
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