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Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244 (1901), was a case in which the US Supreme Court decided whether US territories were subject to the provisions and protections of the US Constitution. The issue is sometimes stated as whether the Constitution follows the flag. The decision narrowly held that the Constitution does not necessarily apply to territories.
Armstrong v. United States (an Insular Case) 243 (1901) Brown none none Ct. Cl. reversed Downes v. Bidwell (an Insular Case) 244 (1901) Brown White; Gray Fuller; Harlan C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed Huus v. New York and Port Rico Steamship Company (an Insular Case) 392 (1901) Brown none none 2d Cir. certification Carson v. Brockton Sewage Commission ...
Various authorities have listed what they consider are the legitimate constituents of the Insular Cases. Juan R. Torruella, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (the federal appeals court with jurisdiction over the Federal Court for the District of Puerto Rico), considers that the landmark decisions consist of six fundamental cases only, all decided in 1901: "strictly ...
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In Glidden Co. v. Zdanok, the court made the following statement regarding courts in unincorporated territories: Upon like considerations, Article III has been viewed as inapplicable to courts created in unincorporated territories outside the mainland, Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244, 266-267; Balzac v. Porto Rico, 258 U.S. 298, 312-313; cf ...
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In Glidden Co. v. Zdanok, 370 U.S. 530 (1962) supra, the court made the following statement regarding courts in unincorporated territories: Upon like considerations, Article III has been viewed as inapplicable to courts created in unincorporated territories outside the mainland, Downes v. Bidwell, 182 U.S. 244, 266 -267; Balzac v.