...Congress' power under the Territory Clause of the Constitution (Art. IV, § 3, cl. 2) to "make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory . . . belonging to the United States." While there are statutory precedents for attempting to make such limitations in certain restricted...

...Congress* power under the Territory Clause of the Constitution (Art. IV, § 3, cl. 2) to "make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory . . . belonging to the United States." While there are statutory precedents for attempting to make such limitations in certain restricted...

...sovereignty which exists in the Government, or in virtue of that clause which enables Congress to make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory belonging to the United States," he does not talk "loosely," as has been said, but with his accustomed precision. . . . What are needful...

...Congress' power under the Territory Clause of the Constitution (Art. IV, § 3, cl. 2) to "make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory . . . belonging to the United States." While there are statutory precedents for attempting to make such limitations in certain restricted...

...Constitution (Article IV, Section 3) which grants Congress the authority to "dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory . . . belonging to the United States;". Historically, administration of territories had followed the policy established by the Northwest Ordinance...

...sovereignty which exists in the government, or in virtue of that clause which enables congress to make all needful rules and regulations, respecting the territory belonging to the United States." 202 The ambiguity of this passage as to the source of congressional authority over the territories...

...necessarily remains subject to the sovereignty of the United States and to the power of Congress to 'make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory . . . belonging to the United states.' US Const. Art. IV, § 3, cl. 2. This proposed definition is therefore highly ambiguous and could become...

...that 'Congress, which is empowered under the Territory Clause of the Constitution ... to 'make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory ... belonging to the United States,' may treat Puerto Rico differently from States so long as there is a rational basis for its actions."...

...enhancements pursuant to its power under Article IV, section 3, clause 2 of the Constitution to make 'all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory . . . belonging to the United States,' and consistent with other provisions of the Constitution. We note, however, that Congress could not...

...that "Congress, which is empowered under the Territory Clause of the Constitution ... to 'make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory ... belonging to the United States/ may treat Puerto Rico differently from States so long as there is a rational basis for its actions.'...