Insular Cases News Today

We support Congressional and DOJ repudiation of race prejudice in 1901-1922 Insular Cases.

In an historic move, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced a department-wide policy to “not rely on or seek to extend the doctrine of territorial incorporation established by the

Puerto Ricans have been subjected to more than 100 years of structural and racial discrimination at the hands of Congress and the Supreme Court due to territorial status. Congress can solve this legacy.

In about 60 days, the people of Guam will be commemorating 74 years of local government under an organic act approved by the United States Congress. The passage of Public

For 107 years, Puerto Ricans have lived as second-class U.S. citizens. Just last month, the U.S. Commission for Civil Rights’ Puerto Rico Advisory Committee released a memorandum highlighting the subjugation

Should Puerto Rico become a state?

The letter dated April 15, signed by numerous members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate and addressed to the U.S.

WASHINGTON —  The US Department of Justice is being urged to condemn and cease its reliance on the Insular Cases - a series of US Supreme Court opinions on US territories, which have bee

The Insular Cases are a series of US Supreme Court opinions on US territories, including the Northern Marianas, Guam and American Samoa.

Gov. Arnold I. Palacios said on Wednesday that he believes it is time for the U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider its rulings on the Insular Cases.