De Lima v. Bidwell

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1901-05-27

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Mr. Justice McKenna, (with whom concurred Mr. Justice Shirks and Mr. Justice White,) dissenting. Mr. Justice Shirks, Mr. Justice White and myself are unable to concur in the conclusion of the court, and the importance of the case justifies an expression of the grounds of our dissent. Settle whether Porto Pico is “ foreign country ” or “ domestic territory,” to use the antithesis of the opinion of the cou…

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