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Courts - State & Local

For more background on the American Samoan judicial system and structure, see: This Congressional Press Release and This Pacific Islands Report.

Appellate Division of the High Court of American Samoa
"Typically, five justices sit on a panel; one of the justices of this court, two others selected by the Secretary of the Interior, usually from the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, and two associate judges from the Trial Division of the High Court of Samoa." from BNA's Directory of State and Federal Courts, Judges, and Clerks (2000)

• American Samoa High Court Case Search - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• American Samoa High Court Cases - From the University of the South Pacific
• American Samoa Reports - From the American Samoan Bar Association (Choose By Citation Tab)
• American Samoa Digest - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• United States Laws Affecting American Samoa
• Court Rules - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• Forms and Pamphlets - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: American Samoa
• Washlaw Legal Research on the Web: American Samoa

Laws, Regulations, and Orders

• Revised Constitution of American Samoa - From U.S. Representative
• Constitution - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• Organic Documents - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• Historical Documents, Laws, and Deeds Related to American Samoa
• Annotated Code - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• Congressional Representative for American Samoa
• Administrative Code (Selected Provisions) - From the American Samoan Bar Association
• Governor's Office
• Department of Legal Affairs (Office of the Attorney General)

Legal Ethics and Attorney Regulation

• American Samoan Bar Association
• Members List

Local Government

• State and Local Government on the Net - American Samoa
• Department of Local Government
• Other Public Records Resources

State Agencies & Offices

• Department of Treasury
• Homeland Security
• Historic Preservation Office
• American Samoa Vital Records
• Other Agencies / Offices
• Other Public Records Resources

General Resources

• Law of the Pacific Islands: A Guide to Web Based Resources From LLRX
• Overview of American Samoa From the World Factbook
• DOI Office of Insular Affairs American Samoa site
• Law Library of Congress Guide to Law Online: American Samoa
• Washlaw Legal Research on the Web: American Samoa
• American Samoa Newspapers
• American Law Sources Online - American Samoa

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