Court Decisions Legal Puerto Rico 
JURIST
MAY 11, 2023
The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a group of Puerto Rico journalists who were seeking documents from the island’s financial oversight board, saying that the board is protected from such information requests by sovereign immunity. The case, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 13, 2022
In Harlan’s case, the story arc that first attracted me was the notion of posthumous vindication – how a man who went so far out on a limb in his time could land so comfortably in the mainstream of legal thought. In the broadest sense, Holmes was a legal theorist who approached cases as challenges to his intellect.
SCOTUSBlog
NOVEMBER 9, 2021
Share Jose Luis Vaello-Madero is an American citizen who was born in Puerto Rico. But when he moved back to Puerto Rico to be closer to his family, Vaello-Madero lost his SSI benefits because, by law, Puerto Rico residents are excluded from the program. Two lower courts ruled in favor of Vaello-Madero.
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