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Supreme Court Denies Review, Feds Defend Disenfranchisement in U.S. Territories Before Human Rights Commission
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Segovia v. United States, a lawsuit seeking to expand voting rights in U.S. territories. The lawsuit was brought by Equally American on behalf of a group of veterans and others living in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands who would be able to vote for President and have voting representation in Congress if they lived in any other U.S. territory or even a foreign country but cannot based on discriminatory federal and state overseas voting laws.
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Cases Arguing Against Disenfranchisement in U.S. Territories to be Considered by U.S Supreme Court and Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on the Same Day
Supreme Court Confirmation Debate Highlights Impact of Disenfranchisement
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American Samoans Make Case for Birthright Citizenship on 150th Anniversary of the Fourteenth Amendment
Trump Administration Rejects Original Understanding of Citizenship Clause, Relying Instead on Controversial Insular Cases
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U.S. Virgin Islands, ConLaw Scholars Support Supreme Court Voting Rights Appeal
New Crowdfunding Campaign to Support Appeal Also Launched
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Supreme Court Appeal In Territorial Voting Rights Case Gets Boost
Three Amicus Briefs Filed in Support of Supreme Court Review
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Disenfranchised Residents of U.S. Territories Seek Supreme Court Review
Overseas Voting Laws Distinguish Between Favored and Disfavored U.S. Territories