 | United States. Court of Claims - Law reports, digests, etc - 1929 - 868 pages
...US 212, it is said that the question of " who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial but a political question, the determination...court, and has been affirmed under a great variety of circumstances." (See also Pearcy v. Stranahan, 205 US 265, 273.) The plaintiff also contends that because... | |
 | Law - 1901 - 510 pages
...binding on the president, the secretary of war and all other executive officers, and conclusive upon " the judges, as well as all other officers, citizens and subjects of the government " (137 US 212). The same reasoning applies to naturalization and bankruptcy. Hence none... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1919 - 2026 pages
...(34 L. Ed. 691), the Supreme Court said : "Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory Is not a judicial. but a political, question, the...court, and has been affirmed under a great variety of circumstances." And again, on page 214 of 137 US, on page 84 of 11 Sup. Ct. (34 L. Ed. 691), the court... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1902 - 1128 pages
...committed there. Mr. Justice Gray says : "Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial, but a political question, the determination...officers, citizens and subjects of that government." In other words, the court, inferentially at least, seems to recognize the right of the legislative... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1891 - 1200 pages
...ISLANDS — JURISDICTION OP FEDERAL COURTS. 1. Who is the sovereign de Jure or de facto of a territory is not a judicial but a political question, the determination...departments of any government conclusively binds the courts. 2. Dominion of new territory may be acquired by discovery and occupation as well as by cession... | |
 | Charles-Joseph-Félix Brunet, Charles Brunet - France - 1890 - 1204 pages
...by Mr. Justice Gray, the law is thus stated: Who is the sovereign de jure or dt facto of a territory is not a judicial, but a political, question, the...subjects of that government. This principle has always lieen upheld by this court, and has l>een affirmed under a great variety of circumstances. (Gelson... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1890 - 784 pages
...sees fit over territory so acquired. Ib. 11. Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial, but a political question, the determination...officers, citizens and subjects of that government. ll>. 12. Courts of justice are bound to take judicial notice of the territorial extent of the jurisdiction... | |
 | United States - Aleutian Islands (Alaska) - 1892 - 870 pages
...Justice Gray, the law is thus stated: "Who is the sovereign de jure, or tie fact», of a territory is not a judicial but a political question, the determination...has always been upheld by this court and has been atnrmed under agréât variety of circumstances (Gelston ¡?*. Hoyt, 3 Wheat., 240, 324; United States... | |
 | United States - Bering Sea controversy - 1892 - 900 pages
...Mr. Justice Gray, the law is thus stated: " Who is the sovereign <le jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial but a political question, the determination of which by the legislative and executive depart mentsof any government conclusively binds the judges as well as all other officers, citizens,... | |
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Who is the sovereign, de jure or de facto, of a territory is not a judicial, but is a political question, the determination of which by the legislative and executive departments of any government conclusively binds the judges, as well as all other officers,... 
