Fitisemanu et al v. United States of America et al

  1. December 12, 2019

    Judge Says American Samoans Are Birthright US Citizens

    A Utah federal judge on Thursday held that three Utah residents born in American Samoa, a U.S. territory, are birthright American citizens, striking down a statute that gave them a lesser status as unconstitutional.

  2. March 28, 2018

    American Samoans Sue To Gain Citizenship At Birth

    The federal government is violating the U.S. Constitution by failing to recognize that the 14th Amendment should bestow citizenship by birthright to natives of American Samoa, several natives of the U.S. territory asserted Tuesday in Utah federal court.