Territory Matters
3 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago -Attorney Jessica Tully discusses the fascinating evolution of the legal system and the unique development of the common law in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Corona Blues
May 10, 2020 16:00 - 3 minutes - 2.19 MBOriginal music by Jessica Tully Musical reflections
A Case of First Impression
May 06, 2020 03:00 - 55 minutes - 38 MBIn the year 2007 - ninety years after becoming a U.S. territory - the U.S. Virgin Islands Supreme Court opened its doors and heard its first case. Four years later, the USVI Supreme Court overturned the local common law system and declared all prior decisions (including its own decisions) to be non-binding. With one decision, a new U.S. common law system was born. Now, with less than a decade of precedential decisions to reference, attorneys in the USVI are faced with the unique challeng...