Resolution Comes as Biden-Harris Justice Department Considers Whether to Join Or Oppose Calls to Overrule the Insular Cases.

Justice Department Now Has Until August 29th To Either Support or Oppose Calls to Overrule the Insular Cases

A national coalition consisting of leading civil rights organizations, members of Congress, former Acting Solicitor General of the United States Neal Katyal, individuals harmed by U.S. colonialism, and other advocates joined a virtual press conference (video here, transcript here) today to call on the Biden-Harris administration to condemn rather than continue embracing the Supreme Court’s racist Insular Cases, a series of controversial decisions that established a colonial framework for the 3.6 million residents of U.S. territories. 

Leading Civil Rights Organizations, Members of Congress, Former Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal, and Others Call on Biden-Harris Administration to Condemn Insular Cases 

“The Insular Cases have no foundation in the Constitution and rest instead on racial stereotypes. They deserve no place in our law.” – Justice Gorsuch, U.S. v. Vaello Madero (concurring)

“[The Insular Cases] were premised on beliefs both odious and wrong.” – Justice Sotomayor U.S. v. Vaello Madero (dissenting)

Prominent Scholars, Former Judges, Elected Officials, Civil Rights Groups, and More Add Their Voices to Overruling the Insular Cases and Recognizing Birthright Citizenship in U.S. Territories