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The morning read for Friday, April 22

SCOTUSBlog

Here’s the Friday morning read: Supreme Court Rules on Stolen Art, Signs and Puerto Rico’s Status (Adam Liptak, The New York Times). Supreme Court considers whether high school football coach has right to pray on the field (Mark Walsh, ABA Journal).

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US Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico journalists seeking documents from financial oversight board

JURIST

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled against a group of Puerto Rico journalists who were seeking documents from the island’s financial oversight board, saying that the board is protected from such information requests by sovereign immunity. The case, Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v.

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In equal-protection challenge, court will review Puerto Rico’s exclusion from federal safety-net program

SCOTUSBlog

Share Jose Luis Vaello-Madero is an American citizen who was born in Puerto Rico. But when he moved back to Puerto Rico to be closer to his family, Vaello-Madero lost his SSI benefits because, by law, Puerto Rico residents are excluded from the program. Two lower courts ruled in favor of Vaello-Madero.

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