Does the Constitution allow people born on U.S. soil to be recognized as Americans, but not as U.S. citizens?  That is the question before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in the landmark case Tuaua v. United States.  Yesterday, prominent elected officials, scholars, and policy leaders filed a total of four amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) briefs to assist the Court of Appeals as it addresses these issues, each represented on a pro bono basis by a prominent national firm.

May 4, 2014, Pacific Daily News.

Last Wednesday I had the privilege of joining Frank Ishizaki's public administration class at the University of Guam to talk over Skype about the work We the People Project is doing to advocate for equal rights and representation for the nearly 5 million residents of U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.

The opening merits brief was filed today in Tuaua v. United States, a landmark case before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that considers whether Congress can redefine the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to deny birthright citizenship to people born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa.

When will being a part of the United States mean being able to vote for President?

If Americans in U.S. territories are good enough to serve in times of war, they deserve the right to vote for their Commander-in-Chief.

Four Puerto Rican Soldiers Awarded Medal of Honor -

Four Million Others in Territories Can’t Vote for President.