Dorr v. United States
E417279
Dorr v. United States is a 1904 U.S. Supreme Court decision that helped define the limited application of constitutional rights in unincorporated territories under the Insular Cases doctrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorr v. United States canonical | 7 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular Case
ⓘ
United States Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| affects | criminal procedure in the Philippine Islands under U.S. sovereignty ⓘ |
| areaOfImpact |
application of the U.S. Constitution in unincorporated territories
ⓘ
scope of constitutional rights outside the states ⓘ |
| citation | 195 U.S. 138 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article III of the United States Constitution
ⓘ
U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1904-05-31 ⓘ |
| doctrine |
Insular Cases
ⓘ
surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine
|
| fullName | Dorr v. United States self-link ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–Spanish-American War governance of newly acquired territories ⓘ |
| holding |
Congress may determine whether to extend the constitutional right to jury trial to unincorporated territories.
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The right to trial by jury under the U.S. Constitution does not apply ex proprio vigore to unincorporated territories such as the Philippine Islands. ⓘ |
| insularCasesCategory | unincorporated territory ⓘ |
| issue |
Whether criminal defendants in unincorporated territories are constitutionally entitled to jury trials.
ⓘ
Whether the Sixth Amendment right to trial by jury applies of its own force in the Philippine Islands. ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
constitutional law
ⓘ
criminal procedure ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionAuthor | William R. Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Day, J. ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 138 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Dorr ⓘ |
| principle |
Not all constitutional guarantees automatically apply in full to unincorporated territories.
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Only fundamental constitutional rights apply ex proprio vigore in unincorporated territories. ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ⓘ
Downes v. Bidwell ⓘ Hawaii v. Mankichi ⓘ Ocampo v. United States ⓘ |
| respondent |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| shortDescription | U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting automatic application of the jury trial right in unincorporated territories. ⓘ |
| subsequentInfluenceOn |
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ⓘ
later jurisprudence on territorial incorporation ⓘ |
| territorialScope | unincorporated territories of the United States ⓘ |
| territoryInvolved |
Philippines
ⓘ
surface form:
Philippine Islands
|
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 195 ⓘ |
| vote | 7–2 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1904 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine