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Compact of Free Association (COFA) Status: An Imperial Policy on the Move

By: Emily Mitchell-Eaton* I. Introduction II. COFA Status as a Liminal Legal Status: Historical Roots and Legal Construction …

On Essential Islands

By: Nathan Fitch* In 2018, at the invitation of the college there, I traveled to the Federated States …

Out-Competing China: A View of the COFAs from Washington

By: Patricia O’Brien* Since March 2022, the considerable efforts of the United States to invigorate and reshape its …

Poems on Identity, History, Politics, and Relationships from Pohnpei, Micronesia

By: Carol Ann Carl* I. Keilahn Aio: On the Other Side of Yesterday II. The Preamble of the …

Special Symposium Issue – Unpacking the Compacts of Free Association

Jurisprudence of Justice Katsuya Uga of the Supreme Court of Japan

 For the pdf version, click here.  By: Chiako Fukushima  As a Justice of the Supreme Court of Japan,[1] …

Insights into Wrongful Evictions and Housing Discrimination During COVID-19 with Representative Linda Ichiyama

          For the pdf version, click here.                The …

Preventative Lawyering Assists Communities with Pandemic Challenges

For the pdf version, click here.  By: The MLPC Staff  Catherine Chen, Fernando Cosio, Deja Ostrowski, & Dina …

Building the Courts of the Future: Technology, Access to Justice, and COVID-19 in the Judiciary

For the pdf version, click here. By: Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald The past year has brought unprecedented …