The Insular Cases are several U. S. Supreme Court cases decided early in the 20th century. The cases were in essence the court's response to a major issue of the U.S. presidential election, 1900 and the American Anti-Imperialist League, summarized by the phrase "Does the Constitution follow the flag?" This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Summary The election was held on November 6, 1900. ... The American Anti-Imperialist League was formed on June 15, 1898 to fight U.S. annexation of the Philippines and other U.S. insular areas on economic, legal, moral, and even racial grounds. ... Flag ratio: 10:19; nicknames: Stars and Stripes, Old Glory The flag of the United States consists of 13 equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white; there is a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing 50 small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in...

In 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii. In 1898, the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish American War and the United States gained the islands of the Philippines, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Guam. At the time, there was a debate on how to govern these new territories since nothing was said about it in the U.S. Constitution. In the Insular (i.e. Island-related) Cases, the Supreme Court of the United States established the framework for applying the Constitution to these islands. In summary, the Supreme Court said that full constitutional rights did not automatically extend to all areas under American control. 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... On August 12, 1898, the flag of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i over ‘Iolani Palace was lowered to raise the United States flag to signify annexation. ... The Treaty of Paris of 1898, signed on December 10, 1898, ended the Spanish-American War. ... The Spanish-American War took place in 1898, and resulted in the United States of America gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. ... Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme... Seal of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest federal court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States to interpret and decide questions of federal law, including the...

List of Insular Cases

There is no authoritative list of Insular Cases; the term at a minimum applies to several 1901 cases but certain later decisions are sometimes also included:

• DeLima v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 1 (1901)
• Goetze v. United States, 182 U.S. 221 (1901)
• Armstrong v. United States, 182 U.S. 243 (1901)
• Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244 (1901)
• Huus v. New York & Porto Rico S.S. Co., 182 U.S. 392 (1901)
• Dooley v. United States, 183 U.S. 151 (1901)
• Fourteen Diamond Rings v. United States, 183 U.S. 176 (1901)
• Hawaii v. Manikichi, 190 U.S. 197 (1903)
• Kepner v. United States, 195 U.S. 100 (1904)
• Dorr v. United States, 195 U.S. 138 (1904)
• Rasmussen v. United States, 197 U.S. 516 (1905)
• Dowdell v. United States, 221 U.S. 325 (1911)
• Ocampo v. United States, 234 U.S. 91 (1914)
• Balzac v. Porto Rico, 258 U.S. 298 (1922)

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See also

• Insular areas, Guano Islands Act

An insular area of the United States is a jurisdiction that is neither a part of one of the fifty states nor a part of the District of Columbia, the nations federal district. ... The Guano Islands Act was federal legislation passed by the U.S. Congress on August 18, 1856 enabling citizens of the U.S. to take possession of islands containing guano deposits. ...

External link and primary source

• A lawyer's website on Island Law (http://www.macmeekin.com/Library/Insular%20Cases.htm)