SCOTUSBlog
JULY 9, 2021
Puerto Rico is a United States territory, with its own constitution. Section 12616 eliminated the local law exemption of the Animal Welfare Act and effectively criminalized cockfighting in Puerto Rico. Issue : Whether Congress has power under the commerce clause to criminalize cockfighting on the island of Puerto Rico.
JonathanTurley
JANUARY 5, 2025
Plaskett rose to demand recognition and to know why she was not allowed to vote: “I note that the names of representatives from American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia were not called, representing, collectively, 4 million Americans.
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SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Issues : (1) Whether courts can defer to the construction of a statute by the Department of Veterans Affairs without first considering whether the statute permits a pro-veteran construction pursuant to the pro-veteran canon; and (2) whether Chevron U.S.A. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v.
Broadcast Law Blog
APRIL 9, 2023
The ALJ did, however, find that the station merited only a one-year renewal, as the station had been silent for about 80% of the prior license term and been deficient in its recordkeeping.
Broadcast Law Blog
SEPTEMBER 25, 2022
The FCC issued an Order that denied a request for review of a Media Bureau decision rejecting an objection to the grant of a construction permit for a new FM translator to rebroadcast an AM station. The Division agreed to reduce the proposed fine from $6500 to $1300 based on the licensee’s ability to pay.
Broadcast Law Blog
MAY 22, 2015
The FCC, at the request of the Puerto Rico broadcasters, has also been asked to provide fee relief to stations in economically depressed regions. Here are the fee proposals for broadcasters: AM Radio Construction Permits. FM Radio Construction Permits. 4,800. Construction Permits.
Broadcast Law Blog
OCTOBER 3, 2014
There is also a new form for full-power TV broadcasters filing construction permits applications for changes in their facilities, effective as of October 2. That is the possible suspension of the LPTV digital construction deadlines given the upcoming incentive auction. We expect more actions in the incentive auction proceeding.
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