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Posadas de Puerto Rico Associates v. Tourism Co. of Puerto Rico, 478 U.S. 328 (1986), was a 1986 appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States to determine whether Puerto Rico's Games of Chance Act of 1948 is in legal compliance with the United States Constitution, specifically as regards freedom of speech, equal protection and due process. [1]
The Disappearance of John and Giannina Colonna is an ongoing missing children's case that has baffled international authorities since it took place, in Puerto Rico in 1974. [1] Even as the case took place five decades ago, international agencies such as the Interpol are still involved trying to solve it.
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is a benefit for older or disabled citizens who are unable to take care of themselves. As established by Congress, the benefits available to all citizens of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands, but does not cover residents of the other United States territories, including Puerto Rico.
The president of a super PAC in Puerto Rico who pled guilty to hiding the identity of donors who supported the U.S. territory’s governor during his 2020 election campaign was sentenced Friday to ...
On Friday, they turned to the U.S. Supreme Court for help, arguing the public has a right to know whether the justice system in Puerto Rico is working or if reform is needed. Puerto Rico media ...
The death of Liliana "Barbarita" Cepeda was a child's death that caused commotion in Puerto Rico during 1997. [1] Investigations into the case caused confusion among the general public, because at first it had been claimed by Puerto Rican police that Cepeda had been raped and murdered, then it was alleged that she died accidentally.
The Puerto Rico Department of Justice no longer considered Camacho a suspect on March 9, 2015, five years after the murder. Arnaldo "Naldy" Colón – A friend of Cacho, rumored to have been at the house the night of the murder. The Puerto Rico Department of Justice no longer considered Colón a suspect on March 9, 2015, five years after the ...
The District Court in Puerto Rico continued to be an Article IV court even after Puerto Rico attained its commonwealth status. However, in 1966, the U.S. Congress conferred life tenure on the federal judges of Puerto Rico, transforming the court into a full-fledged Article III district court with the same status as the other United States ...