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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, modestly above the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a Ninth Circuit decision below, a dissent in the court below, and counsel who has filed here before.
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
Subject area
Federalism (estimated from the questions presented, in the Supreme Court Database’s categories)
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Order
Order list, March 31, 2025 · Certiorari denied
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)