,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #cad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,april #bj1 #bjbc,mr4 
,grijalva 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1   
,mr4 ,sablan1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,g>ca
 ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,ms4       
,tlaib1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,soto1  
,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4         
,blum5au]1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 submitt$ !
 foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9 addition 
to ! ,committee on ,natural ,res\rces1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,resolution        
,ackn[l$g+ t ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme   
,c\rt's decisions 9 ! ,insul> ,cases & !
 t]ritorial incorporation doctr9e are   
contr>y to ! text & hi/ory ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,con/itution1 re/ on racial views
 & /]eotypes f ! era ( ,plessy v4       
,f]guson t h long be5 reject$1 are      
contr>y to our ,nation's mo/ basic      

con/itutional & democratic pr9ciples1 & 
%\ld be reject$ z hav+ no place 9 ,unit$
 ,/ates con/itutional law4  ,:]eas      
,associate ,ju/ices ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt  
,neil ,gorsu* & ,sonia ,sotomayor h     
agre$ x is pa/ "t to ackn[l$ge ! gravity
 ( ! error ( ! ,insul> ,cases1 &        
express$ ! view t ! ,con/itution's      
application %\ld nev] turn on 4 4 4 !   
misguid$ framework ( ! ,insul> ,cases2  
,:]eas t]ritories h be5 an important "p 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates s9ce ! beg9n+ ( our   
,nation1 />t+ ) ! ,nor?we/ ,t]ritory 9  
#aghg1 ) ,*ief ,ju/ice ,john ,m>%all    
writ+ = ! ,supreme ,c\rt 9 #ahbj t !    
,unit$ ,/ates is ! "n giv5 to our great 
republic1 :i* is compos$ ( ,/ates &     
t]ritories 7,l\ghbor\gh v4 ,blake1 #ah  
,u4,s4 7#e ,:eat47 #cag1 #cai 7#ahbj772 
,:]eas today ! ,unit$ ,/ates has #e     
populat$ t]ritories1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! 
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 ,guam1 ,pu]to ,rico1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 :i* toge!r h a       
population ( ov] #c1ejj1jjj resid5ts1   

equal to ! population ( ! #e smalle/    
,/ates comb9$1 m ?an #ie p]c5t ( :om are
 racial or e?nic m9orities2 ,:]eas      
,pu]to ,rico & ,guam h n[ be5 a "p ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates s9ce #ahih1 ,am]ican      
,samoa s9ce #aijj1 ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates s9ce #aiag1 & !           
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
s9ce #aihf2 ,:]eas1 until ! ,insul>     
,cases 7 decid$ 9 ! e>ly #aijjs1 !      
,supreme ,c\rt long recogniz$ t         
,congress' p[]s ov] ! t]ritories1 :ile  
broad1 7 n absolute & unlimit$1 b r     
subject to su* re/rictions z are        
express$ 9 ! ,con/itution 7,murphy v4   
,ramsey1 #aad ,u4,s4 #ae1 #dd 7#ahhe772 
,:]eas foll[+ ! acquisition ( ,hawaii1  
,pu]to ,rico1 ,guam1 & o!r ov]seas      
t]ritories 9 #ahih1 ! ,supreme ,c\rt's  
decisions 9 ! ,insul> ,cases broke f its
 prior prec$5t to e/abli% a doctr9e (   
t]ritorial incorporation1 creat+ = !    
fir/ "t a di/9ction betwe5 s-call$      
incorporat$ t]ritories1 :]e !           
,con/itution applies 9 full1 &          

un9corporat$ t]ritories1 :]e !          
,con/itution applies only 9 "p 7,b\m$i5e
 v4 ,bu%1 #eec ,u4,s4 #gbc1 #geg        
7#bjjh772 ,:]eas ! judgm5t ( ! ,c\rt 9  
,d[nes v4 ,bidwell 7#ahb ,u4,s4 #bdd    
7#aija771 ! mo/ prom95t ( ! ,insul>     
,cases1 0 deliv]$ by ,ju/ice ,h5ry      
,bill+s ,br[n1 ! au?or ( ,plessy v4     
,f]guson's doctr9e ( sep>ate b equal1 :o
 wrote t ,am]ica's newly acquir$ ov]seas
 t]ritories 7 inhabit$ by ali5 races1   
diff]+ f u 9 religion1 cu/oms1 ''' &    
modes ( ?\ght1 mak+ x impossible to     
gov]n accord+ to ,anglo-,saxon          
pr9ciples2 ,:]eas ,ju/ice ,edw>d ,:ite1 
:o 9 a sep>ate #c-;,ju/ice plurality    
develop$ ! t]ritorial incorporation     
doctr9e 9 ,d[nes1 express$ conc]ns ov] !
 evils ( admitt+ millions ( inhabitants 
( unkn[n isl&s1 peopl$ ) an unciviliz$  
race1 :o he believ$ w\ld be absolutely  
unfit = citiz5%ip2 ,:]eas #d ,ju/ices   
diss5t$ 9 ,d[nes1 ) ,*ief ,ju/ice       
,melville ,full] comm5t+ t great /ress  
is ?r[n ^u ! ^w incorporation1 z if     

possess$ ( "s occult mean+1 & ,ju/ice   
,john ,m>%all ,h>lan express+ t ! idea (
 incorporation 4 4 4 is envelop$ 9 "s   
my/]y :i* ,i am unable to unravel2      
,:]eas ,ju/ice ,h>lan1 :o p5n$ ! lone   
diss5t to ,plessy v4 ,f]guson1 also     
wrote a s]ies ( p[]ful diss5ts to !     
,insul> ,cases1 decl>+ 9 ,d[nes t the   
idea t ?is c\ntry may acquire t]ritories
 any:]e ^u ! e>?1 by conque/ or treaty1 
& hold !m z m]e colonies or prov9ces--! 
p inhabit+ !m to enjoy only su* rights z
 ,congress *ooses to accord to !m--is   
:olly inconsi/5t ) ! _s & g5ius1 z well 
z ) ! words1 ( ! ,con/itution2 ,:]eas ! 
,insul> ,cases & ! t]ritorial           
incorporation doctr9e h long receiv$    
significant criticism f ! ,supreme ,c\rt
 & a broad range ( juri/s & legal       
s*ol>s2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjbb1 ,ju/ice ,gorsu*
 decl>$ t ,x is pa/ "t to 4 4 4 admit   
:at we "k to be true3 ,! ,insul> ,cases 
h no f\ndation 9 ! ,con/itution & re/   
in/ead on racial /]eotypes4 ,!y des]ve  
no place 9 our law42 ,:]eas ,ju/ice     

,gorsu* cont9u$1 ,the "t has come to    
recognize t ! ,insul> ,cases re/ on a   
rott5 f\ndation4 ,& ,i hope ! day comes 
soon :5 ! ,c\rt squ>ely ov]rules !m4 ,we
 %\ld foll[ ,ju/ice ,h>lan & settle ?is 
"q "r41 & ,ju/ice ,sotomayor agre$1     
emphasiz+ t ! ,insul> ,cases 7 premis$  
on beliefs bo? odi\s & wrong2 ,:]eas1   
none!less1 j mon?s lat] ! ,supreme ,c\rt
 surpris$ _m c\rt wat*]s by d5y+ review 
( a case expressly ask+ :e!r ! ,insul>  
,cases %\ld be ov]rul$2 ,:]eas ! p[]ful 
/atem5ts by ,ju/ice ,gorsu* & ,ju/ice   
,sotomayor foll[$ a #bjbj ,supreme ,c\rt
 decision t que/ion$ ! cont9u$ validity 
( ! ,insul> ,cases1 indicat+ t ! ,insul>
 ,cases %\ld n be fur!r ext5d$2 ,:]eas  
,judge ,juan ,torruella1 :o s]v$ on !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,c\rt ( ,appeals = ! ,fir/
 ,circuit f #aihd until 8 dea? 9 #bjbj1 
label$ ! t]ritorial incorporation       
doctr9e a doctr9e ( sep>ate & unequal1  
writ+ t ! ,insul> ,cases repres5t       
classic ,plessy v4 ,f]guson legal       
doctr9e & ?\ght t %\ld be eradicat$ f   

pres5t-day con/itutional reason+ because
 !y run contr>y to ! mo/ basic precept =
 :i* ?is nation /&s3 ! equality be=e !  
law ( all its citiz5s2 ,:]eas ,*ief     
,judge ,gu/avo ,gelp1 :o has s]v$ on !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = !        
,di/rict ( ,pu]to ,rico s9ce #bjjf1 has 
call$ ! ,insul> ,cases' t]ritorial      
incorporation doctr9e a doctr9e ( pure  
judicial inv5tion1 ) absolutely no basis
 9 ! ,con/itution & "o t is contr>y to  
all judicial prec$5t & t]ritorial       
practice2 ,:]eas legal s*ol>s ) a wide  
range ( views h criticiz$ ! ,insul>     
,cases & ! t]ritorial incorporation     
doctr9e1 ) prom95t orig9ali/ legal s*ol>
 ,g>y ,lawson writ+ t !re is no?+ 9 !   
,con/itution t ev5 intimates t express  
con/itutional limitations on national   
p[] apply diff]5tly to diff]5t          
t]ritories1 & lead+ ,con/itutional ,law 
,pr(essor ,san=d ,lev9son call+ !       
,insul> ,cases c5tral docum5ts 9 !      
hi/ory ( ,am]ican racism2 ,:]eas !      
t]ritorial incorporation doctr9e        

e/abli%$ by ! ,insul> ,cases is /ill us$
 to p]petuate ! second-class treatm5t ( 
,am]icans liv+ 9 ! t]ritories1 f ! d5ial
 ( citiz5%ip1 to ! d5ial ( vot+ rights1 
to ! d5ial ( equality 9 ,f$]al b5efits  
programs2 & ,:]eas ! "t has come to     
expressly reject ! ,insul> ,cases z bo? 
contr>y to ! ,con/itution's text &      
hi/ory & z incompatible ) our ,nation's 
core values3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 recognizes t  
,am]ica's con/itutional & democratic    
pr9ciples apply ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 includ+ bo? ,/ates & t]ritories2  7#b7 
ackn[l$ges t ! ,insul> ,cases are       
contr>y to ! text & hi/ory ( !          
,con/itution2  7#c7 ackn[l$ges t !      
,insul> ,cases are relics ( ! racial    
views ( an e>li] era t h no place 9 our 
,nation today2 &  7#d7 rejects ! ,insul>
 ,cases & _! application to all pres5t &
 future cases & controv]sies involv+ !  
application ( ! ,con/itution 9 ,unit$   
,/ates t]ritories4