48 U.S.C. § 1711
Delegate to House of Representatives from Guam and Virgin Islands
The territory of Guam and the territory of the Virgin Islands each shall be represented in the United States Congress by a nonvoting Delegate to the House of Representatives, elected as hereinafter provided.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: Krim M. Ballentine v. United States, 486 F.3d 806 (3rd Cir. 2007).
Krim M. Ballentine v. United States, 486 F.3d 806 (3rd Cir. 2007). “Since 1972, the Virgin Islands has been represented in Congress by an elected, nonvoting Delegate in the House of Representatives who, unlike the House’s voting membership, serves pursuant to legislation, not the Constitution.”
People of Guam v. Benny Toves Guerrero, 290 F.3d 1210 (9th Cir. 2002). “For example, in § 1421b there is no equivalent to the Second Amendment, Fifth Amendment grand jury indictment guarantee, or the Sixth and Seventh Amendment rights to a trial by jury.”
Robert H. Michel v. Donnald K. Anderson, 14 F.3d 623 (D.C. Cir. 1994). “§ 891 (1988) (Puerto Rico); 48 U.S.C. § 1711 (1988) (Guam and the Virgin Islands); 48 U.”
Michel v. Anderson, 817 F. Supp. 126 (D.D.C. 1993). “” See 48 U.S.C. § 1711 (1988) (Guam and the Virgin Islands), 48 U.”
Vicente Borja v. Scott Nago, 115 F.4th 971 (9th Cir. 2024). “48 U.S.C. § 1711 . 10 BORJA V. NAGO Borja’s predicament is shared by many others who previously were eligible to vote in Hawaii’s federal elections by virtue of their residence there but later moved to one of the U.”
Vicente Borja v. Scott Nago (9th Cir. 2024). “48 U.S.C. § 1711 . 10 BORJA V. NAGO Borja’s predicament is shared by many others who previously were eligible to vote in Hawaii’s federal elections by virtue of their residence there but later moved to one of the U.”
Victoria Vooys v. Maria Bentley (3rd Cir. 2018). “48 U.S.C. § 1711 . 11 For a thorough history of Virgin Islands governance from 1906, while they were still a colony of Denmark, to Congress’s enactment of the legislation establishing the framework for modern Virgin Islands governance, see the opinion of U.”
Mendez v. Plaskett (D.V.I. 2018). “; 48 U.S.C.A. § 1711 (West). As such, this Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Mendez’s petition and must 6 See Ballentine v.”
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