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U.S. Supreme Court Leaves in Place USVI, Puerto Rico Cockfighting Ban

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 court on Tuesday turned away…

Bro Bot October 14, 2021

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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 the Supreme Court case United…

John McCarthy September 9, 2021

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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, tradition, and culture, cockfighting is…

VI Free Press July 16, 2021

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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 program that provides benefits to…

VI Free Press March 1, 2021