GAO-08-655 American Samoa: Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law
United States Government Accountability Office GAO Report to Congressional Requesters AMERICAN SAMOA Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law June 2008 GAO-08-655 What GAO Found United States Government Accountability Office Why GAO Did This Study Highlights Accountability Integrity Reliability June 2008 AMERICAN SAMOA Issues Associated with Potential Changes to the Current System for Adjudicating Matters of Federal Law Highlights of GAO-08-655, a report to congressional requesters American Samoa is the only populated U.S. insular area that does not have a federal court. Congress has granted the local High Court federal jurisdiction for certain federal matters, such as specific areas of maritime law. GAO was asked to conduct a study of American Samoa’s system for addressing matters of federal law. Specifically, this report discusses: (1) the current system for adjudicating matters of federal law in American Samoa and how it compares to those in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI), Guam, and the U.S. …
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