United States Ninth Circuit

Under the Treaty Clause of the Constitution, the United States may enter into a "treaty" with a non-sovereign entity such as Hong Kong.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/07/2005
• Decided 07/27/2005
• Published 07/27/2005

Judges

• Before FERGUSON, NOONAN, and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Hoyt Sze, Office of the Federal Public Defender, Santa Ana, CA, for the petitioner-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mark C. Krause, Office of the United States Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, for the respondent-appellee.