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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 district court allowed the Title VII claims to move forward, but declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over the Puerto Rico law claims. The court reasoned that the Puerto Rico law claims would require Szendrey-Ramos to possibly divulge client information in litigation, an action regulated by Canon 21 of the Puerto Rico Code of ...
The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program is a benefit for older or disabled citizens who are unable to care for themselves. As established by act of Congress, the benefits are available to all citizens of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands, but do not cover residents of the other United States territories, including Puerto Rico.
Castillo v. Case Farms of Ohio; Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas: Full case name: Gerardo Castillo, et. al. v. Case Farms of Ohio, Inc., et. al. Decided: December 1, 1999: Docket nos. 97-cv-89: Citation: 96 F. Supp. 2d 578: Holding; Labor Agency is an agent for farm. Farm is liable for wrongful actions of ...
In 1898, the U.S. Government took possession of Puerto Rico and established a presence on the island. When the United States established a governance structure for Puerto Rico in 1900, the need for public buildings became apparent. [2] The structure is composed of two distinct but connected buildings.
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Flores de Otero, 426 U.S. 572 (1976), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States that invalidated a state law that excluded aliens from the practice of civil engineering. The Court invalidated the law on the basis of equal protection using a strict scrutiny standard of review.
PRLDEF was concerned that the new law, whose objective was to stop identity theft and fraud, would harm Stateside Puerto Ricans applying for a driver's license or a job. (The governor delayed the law by three months.) In 2011, Perales stepped down as president of the organization and was replaced by civil rights lawyer Juan Cartagena. [32]