Political status and decolonisation
Sources: American Samoa political status
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Reference work · Independent publication
Fitisemanu v. United States (Wikipedia) link
General-reference encyclopedia article, consulted via citation, on American Samoa's status as the only US unincorporated territory whose inhabitants are US nationals rather than birthright citizens, the Fitisemanu litigation, the Tenth Circuit's 27 December 2021 ruling, and the Supreme Court's 17 October 2022 denial of certiorari.
Cited on: American Samoa political status, History of American Samoa political status, American Samoa political status: current status · Source record
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News analysis or explainer · Journalism
Fitisemanu v. United States and American Samoan Citizenship (LegalClarity) link
Legal-affairs journalistic analysis, consulted via citation, on the American Samoan territorial government's own opposition to automatic birthright citizenship, citing concerns over the traditional land-tenure system and matai political structure, and its observation that American Samoans had not reached a consensus favouring citizenship.
Cited on: American Samoa political status, History of American Samoa political status · Source record