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American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.

In 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

The case could have expanded rights for citizens of U.S. territories, instead the justices rejected those seeking birthright citizenship.

American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal to Give American Samoans Citizenship

American Samoa is the only unincorporated territory of the United States where the inhabitants are not American citizens at birth.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship. In 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,

A series of controversial early 20th-century Supreme Court rulings known as the "Insular Cases" will remain intact after justices declined to consider whether American Samoans have full U.S. citizenship at birth.

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal seeking to give people born in American Samoa U.S. citizenship.

The case stems from a lawsuit filed by three American Samoa natives now living in Utah, where they are prohibited from voting or becoming police officers.