American Samoa

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case About American Samoans Being Denied Full Citizenship

The Supreme Court on Oct. 17 refused to consider a challenge to an appeals court decision denying full U.S. citizenship to American Samoans. American Samoa, which is roughly 1,600 miles ...

October 17, 2022BY Matthew Vadum
Biden Administration Asks Supreme Court Not to Take Up ‘Insular’ Citizenship Cases

The Biden administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pass over the opportunity to overrule a series ...

August 31, 2022BY Naveen Athrappully
Judge Declares American Samoans US Citizens; Samoan Government Objects

A federal judge in Utah has ruled that American Samoans are full U.S. citizens and ordered the Trump ...

December 17, 2019BY Matthew Vadum

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