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Andrew Sablan Salas v. United States
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 22-16936 · judgment August 27, 2024
Before the decision, about 2.2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Question presented
Is the application of federal legislation to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the US-CNMI Covenant properly evaluated by means of a “rational basis” test, as the application of such legislation to a Territory of the United States would be evaluated under the Territorial Clause?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Joseph Edward Horey
Banes Horey Nie & Miller, LLC
For respondent
Sarah M. Harris
Acting Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 31 2025Petition DENIED.
- Mar 12 2025DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/28/2025.
- Mar 10 2025Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
- Feb 03 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 10, 2025)