Tag: Insular Cases
Context of citizenship
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 13, 2023 | Context of islands, Courts, Headlines | 1 |
Biden administration chooses to defend Insular Cas...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Aug 30, 2022 | Courts, Federal Government, Headlines | 0 |
Fitisemanu plaintiff takes up Justices’ call to ov...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 28, 2022 | Courts, Headlines | 0 |
US Supreme Court hears case on Oversight Board app...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Oct 15, 2019 | Courts, Headlines | 0 |
The US Virgin Islands are constitution-less
Posted by Jessica Cohen | Jun 20, 2018 | Context of islands, Headlines, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |
Members of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress, Courts, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of...
Read MorePuerto Rico Advisory Committee publishes first memorandum on effects of the Insular Cases and the Non-Incorporation Doctrine on civil rights
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Feb 19, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government, Status | 0 |
The Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights announced the publication of its first memorandum as part of its study on the effects of the Insular Cases and the Non-Incorporation Doctrine on the civil rights of the residents of Puerto Rico.
Read MoreCivic organizations call on President Biden to condemn the Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Aug 24, 2023 | Courts, Federal Government, Status | 0 |
Twelve civic organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) urging him to publicly condemn...
Read MoreContext of citizenship
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 13, 2023 | Context of islands, Courts, Headlines | 1 |
The concept and context of citizenship in the United States unincorporated territories has always...
Read MoreNational civil rights groups urge US House to pass resolution condemning Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Dec 5, 2022 | Congress, Status | 0 |
The American Civil Liberties Union, along with 9 other advocacy organizations, sent...
Read MoreUS Supreme Court once again passes on opportunity to repeal Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Nov 21, 2022 | Courts, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
For the second time in as many months, the Supreme Court has denied review of a petition calling...
Read MoreUnited States Supreme Court to consider case for the reinstatement of teachers’ pensions in Puerto Rico that could also overrule the Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Nov 18, 2022 | Courts, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
In August 2022, the Frente Amplio en Defensa de la Educación Pública (“FADEP”), an organization of...
Read MoreFordham Law Review to host a symposium on America’s territories
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Oct 26, 2022 | Courts, Status | 0 |
The Fordham Law Review at the Fordham University School of Law will be hosting a symposium...
Read MoreUS Territories’ October 17-23, 2022 news week in tweets
by Noah Killeen | Oct 24, 2022 | News Week in Tweets | 0 |
Biden pressured to help fight the Insular Cases #SCOTUS won’t consider whether to overturn...
Read MoreThe Judicial Institute’s Hispanic Heritage Month Program to host discussion on Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Sep 12, 2022 | Courts | 0 |
The New York State Judicial Institute will be hosting a hybrid panel discussion on the Insular...
Read MoreAmerican Samoa officials side with Biden administration in defense of denying automatic US citizenship in territories
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Sep 6, 2022 | American Samoa, Congress, Courts | 1 |
The American Samoan government and American Samoa’s non-voting delegate to Congress Aumua Amata...
Read MoreBiden administration chooses to defend Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Aug 30, 2022 | Courts, Federal Government, Headlines | 0 |
The United States Solicitor General continued to argue that the Supreme Court should not...
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