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US territorial autonomy

The process and legality of US territories or states gaining autonomy, including the role of Congress and the Constitution

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Jan 21, 2026

What precedents and laws govern reviewing a member of Congress’s naturalization or immigration status?

The authority to define and regulate rests with under Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, a power long has treated as exclusive of the states; that federal power produced statutes like the that now govern...

Jan 21, 2026

What legal steps would the U.S. Congress need to take to annex foreign territory like Greenland?

such as under U.S. law, would need to legislate the political status of that land after it had lawfully become U.S. territory—most plausibly via a treaty of cession or purchase negotiated by and ratif...