Changes Proposed to SORNA Law
Amendments are being proposed for the American Samoa Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) which was passed in 2014. The changes are designed to bring the territory in to ...Read more
Amendments are being proposed for the American Samoa Sex Offenders Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) which was passed in 2014. The changes are designed to bring the territory in to ...Read more
A US law that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information of patients, or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), has been cited by ...Read more
The confirmation hearing for Treasurer Ueligitone Tonumaipe’a had several lawmakers expressing disappointment with the interference on questions by Committee Chairman Rep. Lavea Legaee ...Read more
County Chief Igafo Malia Brown Vaa says the new anti litter law will be a great help in keeping the territory clean. After being on the job for five years, the main problem she sees is some ...Read more
Samoa’s suspended Police Commissioner, Fuiavailili Egon Keil, will fight in court next month for a stay on criminal proceedings brought by the police, who filed more than 200 charges. The ...Read more
A faafafine arrested last week in connection with a police drug raid raised suspicion of residents because of traffic to his home behind the Fagatogo police station. Falaniko Stowers also known as ...Read more
Several pieces of legislation to help veterans were approved by the US House of Representatives today. The Honoring Investments in Recruiting and Employing American Military Veterans Act of 2016 ...Read more
The US Department of Labor is considering its legal options regarding a preliminary injunction by the US District Court of Eastern District of Texas, enjoining the Department of Labor from ...Read more
In District Court today, Judge Fiti Sunia found probable cause that a public school teacher committed the crime of child abuse when he allegedly hit a student with a paddle. However he found that ...Read more
Dean Jay Fletcher appeared in the Honolulu District Court yesterday to answer to a US Government complaint for provisional arrest with a view towards extradition. Fletcher is the fugitive who fled ...Read more