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 United States presidential election, 1900 and the American Anti-Imperialist League, summarized by the phrase "Does the Constitution follow the flag?" The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the United States federal government. ... (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... Presidential electoral votes by state. ... The American Anti-Imperialist League was formed on June 15, 1898 to fight the United States annexation of the Philippines and other U.S. territories, officially called insular areas. ... National flag and ensign. ...

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 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian 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. ... The United States Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. ... The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the judicial branch of the United States federal government. ...

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) Argued: January 8-11, 1901 Decided: May 27, 1901
• Goetze v. United States, 182 U.S. 221 (1901) Argued: December 17- 20, 1900; January 14-15, 1901. Decided: May 27, 1901
• Armstrong v. United States, 182 U.S. 243 (1901) Argued: January 8-11, 1901. Decided: May 27, 1901
• Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244 (1901) Argued: January 8-11, 1901. Decided: May 27, 1901
• Huus v. New York & Porto Rico S.S. Co., 182 U.S. 392 (1901) Argued: January 11, 14, 1901. Decided: May 27, 1901
• Dooley v. United States, 183 U.S. 151 (1901) Argued: January 8-11, 1901. Decided: December 2, 1901
• Fourteen Diamond Rings v. United States, 183 U.S. 176 (1901) Argued: December 17-20, 1900. Decided: December 2, 1901
• Hawaii v. Mankichi, 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)

The Insular Cases are several U. S. Supreme Court cases decided early in the 20th century. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... Downes v. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Balzac v. ... // Case citation is the system used in common law countries such as the United States, England and Wales, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and India to uniquely identify the location of past court cases in special series of books called reporters or law reports. ... 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Insular areas, Guano Islands Act

An insular area is United States territory 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