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

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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. The case, United States v. territories.

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Jackson Women’s Health Organization , 19-1392 , a case that was originally on track for the court’s Sept. The case involves a Mississippi law that prohibits abortion, with limited exceptions, after 15 weeks’ gestation. California has applied its travel ban to Texas and 10 other states that have similar laws.

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