WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is leaving in place a federal law that bars cockfighting in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The high
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AG Says Territorial Residents Are Entitled To Same Benefits As People On Mainland
WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands Attorney General’s Office has joined the legal fight for parity in Supplemental Security Income benefits denied to territorial residents in
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Can Congress Prohibit Cockfighting In Puerto Rico Via Its Commerce Power?
Ángel Manuel Ortiz‐Díaz is the owner of two cockfighting venues and a breeder and owner of more than 200 gamecocks. Deeply ingrained in Puerto Rico’s history,
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U.S. Supreme Court To Examine Puerto Rico’s Exclusion From Benefits Program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to decide the legality of a decades-old congressional decision to exclude Puerto Rico from a federal
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