Category: Status
Members of Congress and civil rights groups call o...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress, Courts, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
Puerto Rico Status Act approved by the US House of...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Dec 15, 2022 | Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
The Sanchez Valle decision might not have changed ...
Posted by Thomas Cole | Aug 4, 2022 | Congress, Courts, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Puerto Rico Status Act passes committee, but faces...
Posted by Aamir Jamil | Jul 28, 2022 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Consensus in the US House: Puerto Rico Status Act ...
Posted by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 19, 2022 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
How Democrats and Republicans have shifted their positions on Puerto Rico’s status
by Ellie Keum | Sep 30, 2024 | Elections, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Puerto Rican delegates in both the Democratic and Republican conventions supported their...
Read MoreUSVI committee argues federal policies infringe on civil rights
by Ellie Keum | Jun 17, 2024 | Federal Government, Status, United States Virgin Islands | 0 |
A local United States Virgin Islands (USVI) committee shared a report to the US Commission on...
Read MoreHow the Northern Mariana Islands still live in the shadow of the Insular Cases
by Kabir Buch | May 8, 2024 | Courts, Headlines, Northern Mariana Islands, Status | 0 |
For over a century, the status and rights of the US territories have been determined by a set of...
Read MoreRight to Democracy highlights importance of rejecting Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | May 2, 2024 | Courts, Headlines, Status | 0 |
Recently, fifteen United States senators and twenty-eight members of the House of Representatives...
Read MoreMembers of Congress and civil rights groups call on US Department of Justice to denounce Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Apr 17, 2024 | Congress, Courts, Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
A bipartisan group of 43 House and Senate leaders is calling on the United States Department of...
Read MoreStatehood and the struggle of underrepresentation in the Northern Mariana Islands
by Kabir Buch | Mar 4, 2024 | Northern Mariana Islands, Status | 1 |
The Northern Mariana Islands’ lack of direct federal representation in Washington, DC is one of...
Read MorePuerto Rico Advisory Committee publishes first memorandum on effects of the Insular Cases and the Non-Incorporation Doctrine on civil rights
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Feb 19, 2024 | Courts, Federal Government, Status | 0 |
The Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights announced the publication of its first memorandum as part of its study on the effects of the Insular Cases and the Non-Incorporation Doctrine on the civil rights of the residents of Puerto Rico.
Read MorePuerto Rico Status Act introduced in the US Senate
by Aamir Jamil | Nov 9, 2023 | Congress, Headlines, Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
Senator Martin Heinrich (D) of New Mexico introduced the Puerto Rico Status Act (PRSA) on November...
Read MoreIt’s time for Americans to take a stand on Puerto Rico’s status
by Guest Author | Sep 15, 2023 | Elections, Opinion, Puerto Rico, Status | 1 |
By Alberto C. Medina This year marks the 125th anniversary of the US invasion of Puerto Rico....
Read MorePuerto Rico has been part of the US for 125 years, but its future remains contested
by Guest Author | Sep 12, 2023 | Puerto Rico, Status | 0 |
By Jorge Duany In the 125 years since US troops invaded Puerto Rico on July 25, 1898, during...
Read MoreCivic organizations call on President Biden to condemn the Insular Cases
by William-Jose Velez Gonzalez | Aug 24, 2023 | Courts, Federal Government, Status | 0 |
Twelve civic organizations sent a letter to President Joe Biden (D) urging him to publicly condemn...
Read MoreID issues reduce US territorial citizens to foreigners
by Tucker Gauss | Aug 14, 2023 | Federal Government, Headlines, Status | 0 |
The relationship between the federal government and the US territories restricts many essential...
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