Supreme Court declines invitation to broaden birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case that would have expanded the country's birthright citizenship policy to American Samoa.
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The Supreme Court declined Monday to hear a case that would have expanded the country's birthright citizenship policy to American Samoa.
Fitisemanu v. U.S. sought to challenge the racist Insular Cases, which treat inhabitants of U.S. territories differently from citizens of the 50 states and D.C.
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.