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Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of Americans

  • Written by Eric Bellone, Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, Suffolk University
Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of AmericansIn Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, the flags of the U.S. and its territory fly side by side.Spencer Platt/Getty Images

The 4 million inhabitants of five U.S. territories – Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Marianas Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands – do not have the full protection of the Constitution, because of a series of...

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