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The context of how the US Virgin Islands are constitution-less
The United States Virgin Islands have a unique and challenging constitutional status as an unincorporated territory acquired from Denmark in 1917. While the territory has a self-sufficient governmental structure similar to a US state, it lacks its own constitution and is not fully protected by the US Constitution due to rulings in the Insular Cases. These historical Supreme Court decisions, based […]
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By PasquinesThe United States Virgin Islands have a unique and challenging constitutional status as an unincorporated territory acquired from Denmark in 1917. While the territory has a self-sufficient governmental structure similar to a US state, it lacks its own constitution and is not fully protected by the US Constitution due to rulings in the Insular Cases. These historical Supreme Court decisions, based […]