ABA Journal

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Supreme Court on Tuesday arguing that denying disability benefits to residents of Puerto Rico violates the… The ABA filed an amicus brief with the U.S.

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HowAppealing

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

“Supreme Court Looks at Puerto Rico’s Status in Case on Benefits; A federal law excludes residents of Puerto Rico from a Social Security program that provides monthly payments to needy people”: Adam Liptak of The New York Times has this report. program for the poor and disabled.”

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Law 360

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' podcast company is headed toward Chapter 11 mediation after a $965 million defamation damages judgment, Puerto Rico takes another step in restructuring the island's public debt, and the U.S. Supreme Court remanded issues over an increase in trustee fees to the Second Circuit.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday declined to consider whether people born in American Samoa are entitled to birthright citizenship under the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. “People from the territories deserve better from this Court and better from this nation.”

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LegalReader

APRIL 21, 2022

Sotomayor, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, opined that there is no "rational basis" for Congress to deny Supplemental Security Income benefits to U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The sole dissenting justice was Sonia Sotomayor. citizens who live in the U.S.

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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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SCOTUSBlog

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. This week, we highlight cert petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether independent contractors are entitled to federal protections for organized labor when they unite to demand higher pay.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The US Supreme Court Thursday released the list of oral arguments it will hear during the January 2023 session. The court will hear seven arguments in a session that begins on January 9, 2023. The court will first hear arguments in the cases of In re Grand Jury and Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v.

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Law 360

JULY 21, 2021

will pay Puerto Rico $25 million to settle numerous allegations that they polluted the territory's groundwater with a common gasoline additive, in a deal approved by a Puerto Rico federal court Wednesday. ExxonMobil Corp. and Esso Standard Oil Co.

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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.

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JURIST

MAY 2, 2022

The documents and affidavits submitted in court suggest that an undercover US informant posing as a Sinaloa cartel dealer met with the three accused and lured them into the deal to protect the purported cocaine shipments coming into Miami through the BVI’s ports in Tortola.

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

We were curious as to the status of online court help to the self-represented litigants as a good 2021 year-end wrapup article for the CTB? Colorado courts have a dedicated page for "Efiling for Non-Attorneys" at: [link] There are links to forms and video/written tutorials listed. We share what we found below.

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Mondaq

APRIL 19, 2022

In a recent case issued by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ("the Court"), the Court addressed the standard and level of proof that must be presented by employers when raising as an affirmative defense.

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SCOTUSBlog

AUGUST 19, 2022

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. The court heard one set of these suits in 2020, against the Treasury Department and the agency created as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The court in Collins v.

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

After the International Criminal Court (ICC) opened an investigation into Duterte’s purported crimes against humanity, Duterte announced that the Philippines would withdraw from the ICC. Speakers at the protest also called for solidarity for the international community, mentioning Hurricane Fiona’s drastic effects on Puerto Rico.

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JonathanTurley

JANUARY 5, 2025

Where there is overwhelming evidence of a censorship system that a court called “Orwellian,” Plaskett has repeatedly denied the evidence presented before her committee. Plaskett was demanding a floor vote for herself and delegates from American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and D.C.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 2, 2022

District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has recently ruled on a case dealing with Puerto Rico's Dealer's Contracts Act, also known as Law 75.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Court (Tuesday, Nov. Justice Deno Himonas , Utah Supreme Court. Judge Clemens Landau , presiding judge, Salt Lake City Justice Court. David Slayton , vice president of court consulting services, National Center for State Courts. Enterprise (Wednesday, Nov. Priori Legal.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2022

The US Supreme Court Monday granted certiorari in nine new cases, including two cases on liability shields for online platforms. Google , the court is asked to consider the scope of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act , which broadly shields online platforms from liability for content posted by the platforms’ users.

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SCOTUSBlog

APRIL 22, 2022

Share Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Stolen Art, Signs and Puerto Rico’s Status (Adam Liptak, The New York Times).

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The Crime Report

JUNE 14, 2022

In a ruling that will have major implications for tribal justice, the Supreme Court has ruled that Merle Denezpi’s double-jeopardy rights under the Fifth Amendment were not violated by a second, federal court prosecution following his conviction and sentencing by a Court of Indian Offenses for the same incident, SCOTUSBlog reported.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

The White House and the Justice Department announced Friday that 99 law schools across 35 states and Puerto Rico answered the attorney general’s call for action to help communities during the housing and eviction crisis. In August 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a letter to the legal community calling for help.

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

The UN launched a multinational mission led by Kenya to aid the Haitian government, but this has been delayed because the Kenyan Supreme Court deemed the number of troops unconstitutional. Over 1,193 people have been killed in the riots since the beginning of the year, with a further 692 injured.

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SCOTUSBlog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Share The Supreme Court court on Wednesday released a new list of circuit assignments to reflect Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s arrival at the court in late June. Jackson is the circuit justice for the 1st Circuit, which covers Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Houck — Separate decisions by federal district courts in Texas and Puerto Rico in the past two months provide cautionary tales for every pharmacy and wholesale distributor dispensing or distributing controlled substances. By Larry K. On October 10th, based on ability to pay, the U.S. 11, 2023 ( DOJ Press Release ).

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At the Lectern

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Judges as friends of the court? Supreme Court case of Moore v. That’s the situation in the potentially revolutionary U.S. ” Texas’s chief justice is quoted in the article as saying, “It’s the biggest federalism issue in a long time. Maybe ever.”. ” Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye is a Conference member.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 13, 2022

Share This week we highlight cert petitions that ask the Supreme Court to consider, among other things, whether people born in United States territories are entitled to birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment. Gorsuch said he hoped the court would overturn those cases soon in “an appropriate case.” citizenship. A divided U.S.

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The Crime Report

MAY 2, 2022

Supreme Court Justice Neil M.

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Law 360

JULY 5, 2024

A New York investor in a company set up to manage multiple car dealerships in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has sued his co-investor in Delaware's Court of Chancery, alleging "complex and systematic fraud and embezzlement schemes" and "reprehensible" public conduct that has put the business in "dire straits."

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 15, 2023

Share Thursday’s decision in Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Ignoring the threshold questions on which the court had not granted review and applying a longstanding clear-statement rule, a near-unanimous court ruled in favor of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board.

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Law 360

APRIL 27, 2022

billion in back taxes plus $2 billion in penalties tied to its Puerto Rico subsidiary, the drugmaker disclosed Wednesday, adding that it plans to fight the bill in U.S. Tax Court. The Internal Revenue Service has notified Amgen that it owes $5.1

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Share The Petitions of the Week column highlights a selection of cert petitions recently filed in the Supreme Court. De George , the Supreme Court held that the term “crime involving moral turpitude” in federal immigration law is not unconstitutionally vague. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit upheld Daye’s deportation order.

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NewmanFerraraLLP

OCTOBER 18, 2022

A Puerto Rican Field of Dreams? On August 8 th , former minor league players Daniel Concepcion, Aldemar Burgos and Sidney Conde applied for class certification in Puerto Rico federal court. Back in 1922, the U.S.

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Diane Drain

JANUARY 1, 2021

The proposed judgment and order, which the court entered on December 8, 2020, requires Nationstar to pay approximately $73 million in redress to more than 40,000 harmed borrowers. Nationstar is one of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers and the largest non-bank mortgage servicer in the United States. million civil penalty to the Bureau.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 26, 2023

Supreme Court returned to the bench this week to begin their February session. In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope of the attorney-client privilege when an attorney provides both legal and non-legal advice. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. In the D.C.

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

jury has convicted a Puerto Rican man of leading a multi-year scheme in which cocaine was transported to the U.S. from Puerto Rico inside custom-built furniture, Vanessa Arredondo reports for USA Today.

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The Cloud Court Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Arlene’s broad and deep expertise in IP litigation and other corporate disputes makes her an ideal advisor for Cloud Court. For nearly two decades, Jay was a litigator at Paul Hastings in New York City, representing clients in a wide range of high-profile court cases, investigations, and early case assessments.

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