Category: Courts
The Judicial Institute’s Hispanic Heritage Month Program to host discussion on Insular Cases
The New York State Judicial Institute will be hosting a hybrid panel discussion on the Insular...
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American Samoa officials side with Biden administration in defense of denying automatic US citizenship in territories
The American Samoan government and American Samoa’s non-voting delegate to Congress Aumua Amata...
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Biden administration chooses to defend Insular Cases
The United States Solicitor General continued to argue that the Supreme Court should not...
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The discriminatory decision that still denies some Americans the right to vote
American students are taught their nation’s valor during the world wars and their country’s unity...
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Biden-Harris administration facing stark choice: Embrace or reject racist Supreme Court cases
In the coming days, the United States Solicitor General’s office will have to answer a question it...
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American Bar Association passes resolution supporting equality in US territories
The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates has passed Resolution 404, calling for equal...
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Wanda Vázquez, Puerto Rico’s former governor is arrested
Former Governor of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez (NPP, R) has been arrested for bribery allegations...
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Ricky Martin’s case brings light to Puerto Rico’s domestic violence laws
Famous singer Ricky Martin appeared in a Puerto Rican court on Thursday, July 21 in order to...
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The Sanchez Valle decision might not have changed minds in Puerto Rico’s Popular Democratic Party, but it did change Nydia Velazquez’
Last week the United States House Committee on Natural Resources held a markup on HR 8393, the...
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New online petition calls on Biden-Harris administration to reject the Insular Cases
The Supreme Court of the United States has granted the US Department of Justice its request for...
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After Roe v. Wade’s repeal, Puerto Rico will need to reexamine its abortion stance
With the Supreme Court deciding on Friday, June 24 to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling...
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The effects of West Virginia v. EPA on Guam
The Supreme Court recently ruled in a 6-3 decision to restrict the Environmental Protection Agency...
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