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[20-382] Guam v. United States
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Guam v. United States Wikipedia · Justia (with opinion) · Docket · oyez.org Argued on Apr 26, 2021. Decided on May 24, 2021. Petitioner: Territory of Guam. Respondent: United States. Advocates: Gregory G. Garre (for the Petitioner) Vivek Suri (for the Respondent) Facts of the case (from oyez.org) The United States captured the island of Guam from Spain in 1898, during the Spanish-American War. From 1903, the United States maintained military rule until the passage of the Guam Organic Act in 1950, which formally transferred power from the United States to Guam’s newly formed civilian government. Guam remains an “unincorporated territory of the United States.” In the…