Rassmussen v. United States
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Rassmussen v. United States is a 1905 U.S. Supreme Court case that applied the Insular Cases framework to determine the constitutional rights available in newly acquired U.S. territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rassmussen v. United States canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Insular Cases-era decision
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ federal criminal case ⓘ |
| appliesFramework |
Insular Cases
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surface form:
Insular Cases framework
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| caseType | criminal appeal ⓘ |
| category |
United States Supreme Court cases of the Fuller Court
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United States Supreme Court cases on territorial law ⓘ United States Supreme Court cases on the Sixth Amendment ⓘ |
| citation | 197 U.S. 516 ⓘ |
| clarifies |
distinction between incorporated and unincorporated territories
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extent of constitutional rights in newly acquired territories ⓘ |
| concerns |
application of the U.S. Constitution in territories
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right to trial by jury in a U.S. territory ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution
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U.S. Constitution, Sixth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1905 ⓘ |
| effect |
confirmed that full constitutional protections apply in incorporated territories
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limited congressional power to modify jury trial requirements in incorporated territories ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century U.S. constitutional jurisprudence ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Alaska ⓘ |
| holding |
Alaska territorial era
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surface form:
Alaska was an incorporated territory of the United States
Congress could not dispense with a jury of twelve persons in criminal prosecutions in Alaska ⓘ the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial applies in Alaska ⓘ |
| issue |
whether Alaska was incorporated into the United States for constitutional purposes
ⓘ
whether Congress could authorize non–twelve-person juries in Alaska ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States (territorial jurisdiction)
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surface form:
United States federal jurisdiction
|
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine |
incorporated territory doctrine
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territorial incorporation under the Insular Cases ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Insular Cases doctrine
NERFINISHED
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constitutional law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ jury trial rights ⓘ territorial law ⓘ |
| pageInUnitedStatesReports | 516 ⓘ |
| partOf | Insular Cases line of decisions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor | later cases on territorial incorporation ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Balzac v. Porto Rico
ONNED1
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Dorr v. United States ⓘ Downes v. Bidwell ⓘ |
| territorialContext |
Alaska
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surface form:
Territory of Alaska
|
| timePeriod | post–Spanish-American War expansion era ⓘ |
| volumeInUnitedStatesReports | 197 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Insular Cases doctrine