OA - In re Request of Leon Guerrero CRQ26-001

Supreme Court (oral argument) · May 19, 2026

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Clerk calls Supreme Court case CR Q26-001 and announces the caption: In re request of Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero, et al., as well as counsel appearing for the petitioner (Leslie A. Travis, Jeffrey Moots, Alexander Ford) and respondent (Michael F. Phillips). Panel is announced as Chief Justice Catherine A. Merriman and Associate Justices F. Philip Carballito and Robert J. Torres.

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The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in CR Q26-001, a challenge by Governor Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero to Guam statute 51‑50 and whether it allows the attorney general to block the governor's exercise of Organic Act powers to establish hospitals. The court flagged apparent inaccuracies in the Legislature's brief and said the errors may stem from AI-generated content; a written decision will follow.

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