Tag: birthright citizenship
US Supreme Court rules birthright citizenship cannot be redefined—and territory advocates say it applies to them too
The United States Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that President Donald Trump’s executive order...
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#TBT: May 28, 2026
On May 28, 2022, the ACLU filed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn the 10th...
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How American Samoa’s citizenship status became a criminal question in Alaska
American Samoa is the only United States territory whose residents Congress has not recognized as...
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12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year
By Spencer Overton, George Washington University One year after Donald Trump’s second...
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The voting controversy over American Samoans in Alaska, in context
Tensions between the US government and a small group of people of American Samoan descent have...
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US Territories’ November 21-27, 2022 news week in tweets
United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico receive a visit from the US Secretary of the Interior...
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US Territories’ June 4-10, 2018 news week in tweets
US Territories’ June 4-10, 2018 news week in tweets Puerto Rico Ordered to Release Death...
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