The Supreme Court's action dashes the hopes of American Samoans seeking birthright citizenship — and leaves intact a decision that breathed new life into distinctions between U.S. states and territories.
," a series of cases decided in the early 1900s that are infamous today for their racist foundation.
Attorney Neil Weare, president of the organization representing the plaintiffs in this case, echoed the sentiment:"The Supreme Court's refusal to reconsider thetoday ... reflect[s] that 'Equal Justice Under Law' does not mean the same thing for the 3.6 million residents of U.S. territories as it does for everyone else."At issue in this case was the way that people born in various U.S. territories are treated under law when it comes to U.S. citizenship.
It is this disparate treatment that was before the court, after three American Samoans living in Utah brought a challenge to the Immigration and Nationality Act, contending that the statutory denial of citizenship is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment's Citizenship Clause.
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