Court Rules Laws Puerto Rico 
JURIST
APRIL 22, 2022
In an 8-1 decision, the US Supreme Court Thursday ruled that Congress does not have to provide Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits to residents of Puerto Rico. The decision impacts the residents of Puerto Rico and other US territories who are applying for government benefits. In United States v.
HowAppealing
APRIL 21, 2022
“Supreme Court Rules on Stolen Art, Signs and Puerto Rico’s Status; The justices addressed federal benefits in Puerto Rico, an effort to reclaim an Impressionist masterpiece and whether the First Amendment allows some billboard regulations”: Adam Liptak will have this article in Friday’s edition of The New York Times.
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JURIST
OCTOBER 18, 2022
They argued that the common law definition of birthright citizenship includes any territory under a country’s dominion, and American Samoans should receive the same citizenship granted to people born in other US territories like Puerto Rico.
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 20, 2022
After Ramos , criminal defendant asks justices to preserve non-unanimous acquittals in Puerto Rico. Louisiana , the Supreme Court ruled that states could only convict defendants of serious offenses with a unanimous jury verdict. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court, however, disagreed, ruling that Ramos applied to both.
SCOTUSBlog
APRIL 22, 2022
Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Stolen Art, Signs and Puerto Rico’s Status (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). Supreme Court considers whether high school football coach has right to pray on the field (Mark Walsh, ABA Journal).
SCOTUSBlog
MAY 13, 2022
Bidwell , which excluded Puerto Rico from Article I tax law, refers to “an uncivilized race” and the danger of “incorporat[ing] an alien and hostile people into the United States.”. They deserve no place in our law.”. Common law said citizens must be born where the sovereign exercises power. Then in Dred Scott v.
JURIST
OCTOBER 4, 2022
The court is asked to consider whether an unnamed law firm specializing in international tax was allowed to withhold documents in a grand jury proceeding on the basis of attorney-client privilege. The Teamsters are asking that the court affirm this lower court ruling, while Glacier seeks to enforce state tort law.
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