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The Guam Organic Act of 1950, (48 U.S.C. § 1421 et seq., Pub. L. 81–630, H.R. 7273, 64 Stat. 384, enacted August 1, 1950) is a United States federal law that redesignated the island of Guam as an unincorporated territory of the United States, established executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and transferred federal jurisdiction from the United States Navy to the United States ...
29th Guam Legislature: Judith T. Won Pat (b. 1949) March 7, 2008 – January 2, 2017 Democratic: 30th Guam Legislature: 31st Guam Legislature: 32nd Guam Legislature: 33rd Guam Legislature: 34th Guam Legislature: Benjamin J.F. Cruz (b. 1951) January 2, 2017 – August 28, 2018 Therese M. Terlaje (acting) (b. 1964) August 28, 2018 – January 7, 2019
Location of Guam in relation to the continental United States. Gun laws in Guam regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition in Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States. [1] [2] As Guam is a territory of the United States, many U.S. federal laws apply, as well as Constitutional rulings and protections.
After the Agency was created, the 12th Guam Legislature continued the work to restructure some of the Government Code of Guam and place environmental laws in an organized manner in Title X. [2] Guam EPA's Administration Office and Operations Building are located on Mariner Ave. in Tiyan, Barrigada. [3]
The people of Guam were afforded the opportunity to set and administer policy and laws for the island of Guam. Included in this was the Judicial Branch of the Government of Guam. In 1950 as part of the Judiciary Act, a judiciary reorganization bill was prepared to strengthen the island court system.
The Legislature of Guam passed the Guam Marriage Equality Act of 2015 on August 11, 2015, making Guam's marriage laws gender-neutral. [12] In 2009, a measure was introduced into the Legislature of Guam that would have given same-sex couples some of the same legal rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex married couples. [13] It was not voted ...
The District Court of Guam [1] (in case citations, D. Guam) is a United States territorial court with jurisdiction over the United States territory of Guam. It sits in the capital, Hagåtña . Appeals of the court's decisions are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit .
The law amended the definition of marriage in Guam law to the following: [9] Marriage means the legal union between two persons without regard to gender. The legality of the union may be established by civil or religious regulations, as recognized by the laws of Guam [10 Guam Code Annotated § 3207 (h)]