The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship.
U.S. citizenship.
“It’s a punch in the gut for the Justices to leave in place a ruling that says I am not equal to other Americans simply because I was born in a U.S. territory," John Fitisemanu, the lead plaintiff, said in a statement. “I was born on U.S. soil, have a U.S. passport and pay my taxes like everyone else. But because of a discriminatory federal law, I am not recognized as a U.S. citizen.”
The Insular Cases, which arose following the Spanish-American War, dealt with the administration of overseas territories. “It is past time to acknowledge the gravity of this error and admit what we know to be true: The Insular Cases have no foundation in the Constitution and rest instead on racial stereotypes. They have no place in our law,” Gorsuch wrote.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenshipIn leaving in place an appeals court decision, the court also passed up an invitation to overturn a series of decisions dating back to 1901 known as the Insular Cases, replete with racist and anti-foreign rhetoric.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenshipIn leaving in place an appeals court decision, the court also passed up an invitation to overturn a series of decisions dating back to 1901 known as the Insular Cases, replete with racist and anti-foreign rhetoric.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenshipThe justices refused to take up an appeal from people born in American Samoa, and living in Utah, who argued that a federal law declaring that they are “nationals, but not citizens, of the United States at birth” is unconstitutional.
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Supreme Court rejects appeal to give American Samoans citizenshipThe Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship.
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American Samoans’ appeal for U.S. citizenship rejected by Supreme CourtAmerican Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States whose inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.
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Supreme Court declines to take up effort to secure birthright citizenship for American Samoans | CNN PoliticsThe Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a case asking whether those born in American Samoa are entitled to birthright citizenship under the Constitution's 14th Amendment.
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