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The Equality Act is a law passed by the 34th Virgin Islands Legislature which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity as an unlawful discriminatory practice. [1] The bill was signed into law by Governor Albert Bryan on January 19, 2023.
The statutes of the U.S. Virgin Islands state that "marriage is hereby declared to be a civil contract which may be entered into between a male and a female in accordance with the law." [3] In May 2014, Senator Judi Buckley introduced draft legislation to the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to legalize same-sex marriage.
The statutes of the Virgin Islands state that "Marriage is hereby declared to be a civil contract which may be entered into between a male and a female in accordance with the law." [ 4 ] However, on June 30, 2015, Governor Kenneth Mapp announced that the islands would comply with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v.
The Legislature of the Virgin Islands is the territorial legislature of the United States Virgin Islands. The legislative branch of the unincorporated U.S. territory is unicameral, with a single house consisting of 15 senators, elected to two-year terms without term limits. The legislature meets in Charlotte Amalie on the island of St. Thomas.
Revised Laws of the Virgin Islands, 1991. Local statutes are passed by the House of Assembly in the British Virgin Islands. Statutes are subject to Royal Assent by the Governor as the King's representative in the territory, but a refusal to grant Royal Assent has never yet occurred in the jurisdiction during the modern era.
Treaties extended to the United States Virgin Islands (1 C, 27 P) Pages in category "Law of the United States Virgin Islands" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Supreme Court of the Virgin Islands; Established: 2007 (17 years ago) Jurisdiction: United States Virgin Islands : Composition method: Gubernatorial selection with legislative advice and consent: Authorized by: Legislature of the Virgin Islands via Act No. 6687, 2004 V. I. Sess. Laws 179 (codified at 4 V.I.C. ch. 2) Appeals to: Supreme Court of ...
The Revised Organic Act provides for: A unicameral (single-body) legislature of 11 (later 15) members, elected by the residents of the U.S. Virgin Islands. While this legislature largely creates the laws that govern the islands, the ultimate laws that govern are still those of the U.S. Congress, a body in which Virgin Islanders have no vote;