The Boston Globe, March 2nd, 1990
News item: The Supreme Court has ruled that the US Constitution does not apply to foreigners, in a decision that may help justify the seizure of Manuel Noriega. The court cited the Insular Cases of 1901, after the Spanish-American War, which decided that US rights did not extend to new US subjects in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines. The Chicago newspaper writer, Finley Peter Dunne, explained the court's motivation in a chat between Martin Dooley, a bartender, and one of his customers, Mr. Hennessy: "I see," said Mr. Dooley, "th' supreme coort has decided th' constitution don't follow th'...
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