Legal News for Mon 7/21 - Harvard Sues Trump Over Retaliatory Research Fund Pause, Court Blocks ICC-Related Sanctions, and Myth of the Millionaire Tax Flight
This Day in Legal History: Liberation of Guam
On July 21, 1944, U.S. forces began the liberation of Guam, a pivotal campaign in the Pacific Theater during World War II. The island, a U.S. territory since 1898, had been under Japanese occupation since December 1941. The American recapture of Guam not only had military significance but also triggered major legal and jurisdictional consequences. With the island’s return to U.S. control, questions arose concerning the legal status of the local Chamorro population, many of whom had been subject to forced labor and harsh wartime treatment. The…
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