Tag: Insular Cases
#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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Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights publishes memo on access to federal programs and role of race
The Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights has published...
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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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New report says overturning Insular Cases would not trigger new taxes
A new report released by Right to Democracy, a nonprofit advocating for equity and...
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Puerto Rico Advisory Committee publishes second memorandum on economic perspectives and the Insular Cases
The Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights announced the...
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US Department of Justice includes formal policy rejecting Insular Cases in its Justice Manual
In May, the United States Department of Justice took historic action in a letter to Congress in...
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US Department of Justice responds to call to condemn Insular Cases
In April, 43 members of the United States Congress signed a letter for the US Department of...
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How the Northern Mariana Islands still live in the shadow of the Insular Cases
For over a century, the status and rights of the US territories have been determined by a set of...
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Right to Democracy highlights importance of rejecting Insular Cases
Recently, fifteen United States senators and twenty-eight members of the House of Representatives...
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Members of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of...
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Puerto Rico Advisory Committee publishes first memorandum on effects of the Insular Cases and the Non-Incorporation Doctrine on civil rights
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.
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Civic organizations call on President Biden to condemn the Insular Cases
Twelve civic organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) urging him to publicly condemn...
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