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Jan. 4, 2006

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GOODBYE GUAM - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Tuesday that it's out of the business of hearing state cases from the Territory of Guam.

GOODBYE GUAM - The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced Tuesday that it's out of the business of hearing state cases from the Territory of Guam.
        The circuit lost jurisdiction in October 2004 when Congress declared Guam's state courts no longer subject to federal appellate review.
        Tuesday's three-judge panel concluded that because Congress...

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