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feb 16, 1901 - “Insular Cases” / Downes v. Bidwell

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Confirmed the right of the federal government to place tariffs on good entering the U. S. From U. S. Territories on the grounds that “the Constitution does not follow the flag.”

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feb 16, 1901
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~ 125 years ago