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· 2/8/2024

Testa-Carr v. Sallie Mae

How courts have described this case

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  • holding dormant commerce clause not applicable to Guam because “the Government of Guam is in essence an instrumentality of the federal government.”
  • “There is no reason why Guam should enjoy less immunity than the federal government itself.”
  • “In those cases, this court simply assumed that the commerce clause applied, but the issue was never raised or discussed. Such unstated assumptions on non-litigated issues are not precedential holdings binding future de- cisions.”
  • \Such unstated assumptions on non-litigated issues are not precedential holdings binding future decisions.\
  • exclusive franchise agreement didn't violate antitrust laws or equal protection principles
  • “[U]nstated assumptions on non-litigated issues 13 are not precedential holdings binding future decisions.”

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Judges: Butler R.J.

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