JURIST

MARCH 1, 2021

Vaello-Madero , the court will address whether Congress violated the equal-protection part of the Fifth Amendment’s due clause by establishing SSI but not extending it to Puerto Rico. Congress extended it to the 50 states, Washington, DC and the Northern Mariana Islands, but not to Puerto Rico. ” In Babcock v.

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SCOTUSBlog

MAY 20, 2022

After Ramos , criminal defendant asks justices to preserve non-unanimous acquittals in Puerto Rico. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , Nelson Daniel Centeno asks the justices now to decide whether Ramos prevents Puerto Rico from allowing non-unanimous acquittals. In Ramos v. In Centeno v.

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

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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JURIST

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

22 sites in 14 states and territories including Puerto Rico will receive funding for lead or groundwater contamination. This follows the release of legal guidance by EPA in January on addressing disproportionate impacts of pollution on vulnerable groups. Then, the sites will be repurposed for communities to benefit.

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Priori Legal. Glenn Rawdon , program counsel for technology, Legal Services Corporation. Award Category.

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Above The Law

APRIL 22, 2022

Is US tech lagging for legal reasons? NYT ]. * SCOTUS rules denying Puerto Rico's residents Supplemental Security Income is no biggie. : Judge rules policing isn't thought of as a profession, thwarting an attempt to get off Death Row. [ AZ Central]. * Some think so. [ Show me the money! DesMoines Register ].

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JURIST

MARCH 8, 2024

The state of emergency bans all forms of public protest, day and night, introduces a new curfew and grants security forces the ability to use “all legal means” to enforce the curfew and punish those who break it. It is set to last until April 3.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Specifically, the court will determine whether attorney-client privilege covers communications involving both legal and non-legal advice when the communication was created for the purpose of obtaining legal advice. On January 11, the court will hear arguments in Financial Oversight Board v.

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Constitutional Law Reporter

JANUARY 26, 2023

In the most high-profile case of the week, the Court addressed the scope of the attorney-client privilege when an attorney provides both legal and non-legal advice. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. The Ohio Adjutant General’s Department v. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc.:

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SCOTUSBlog

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Supreme Court Weighs Legality of Federal Benefits Denied to Low-Income Puerto Ricans (Brent Kendall & Jess Bravin, The Wall Street Journal). The controversy over the SSI generated a wide debate in the Supreme Court about the treatment of Puerto Rico (Jose Delgada, El Nuevo Dia).

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LawSites

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Winners have been named for the second annual American Legal Technology Awards , a competition launched last year to honor exceptional achievements in legal technology. Ayuda Legal Puerto Rico. Priori Legal. Glenn Rawdon , program counsel for technology, Legal Services Corporation. Award Category.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

The White House and the Justice Department announced Friday that 99 law schools across 35 states and Puerto Rico answered the attorney general’s call for action to help communities during the housing and eviction crisis. In August 2021, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a letter to the legal community calling for help.

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The Cloud Court Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Very recently, Arlene has been chosen by the well-respected ChIPs Network as one of just 17 executive women for its inaugural General Counsel Boot Camp to be led and supported by some of the most influential and distinguished women in legal.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 4, 2022

At the heart of the contest privilege the nature of the communications between the unnamed law firm and their client, in which the law firm provided legal advice and prepared tax returns (non-legal advice) for the client. In Santos-Zacaria v. The board denied CPI access without providing a reason.

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The Crime Report

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Reasons behind the disparities have to do with variations in sentence length and legal representation for inmates, as well as differing approaches between more liberal and conservative judges. percent in the District of Puerto Rico, where 17 of 22 motions were granted. Overall, 17.5 But that rate ranged from a low of 1.7

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CourtTechBulletin

DECEMBER 16, 2021

link] The Kentucky Court of Justice has multiple services to help the self-represented linked to their Legal Self-Help page at: [link] The page includes multiple tutorials on subjects such as eviction relief, small claims, protective orders, and an online glossary of legal terms.

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LegalTalkNetwork

MARCH 12, 2021

She’s an internet lawyer who moved her family to Puerto Rico a few years ago. New Solo host Adriana Linares spoke with de Diego about building her practice, the tech tools she uses to be present (virtually) for clients, and the tax incentives and sandy beaches that drew her to Puerto Rico. Making Booze (Part 1).

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Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

The Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Account, commonly called IOLTA, is one of the most valuable tools for expanding legal representation to appear in recent decades. The interest collected statewide funds legal assistance programs for low-income people and traditionally underserved populations. In the legal world, time is money.

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LegalTalkNetwork

OCTOBER 5, 2017

In the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the residents of Houston, Florida, and Puerto Rico are in massive need of help from the rest of the nation. This includes legal need since many will be navigating the complexities of flood insurance claims, property damage, and lost legal documents. Lone Star Legal Aid.

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Broadcast Law Blog

APRIL 9, 2023

Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Chair, House Energy and Commerce Committee) asserted that the HDO “violates Commission rules and precedents in several ways,” and asked the Chairwoman to provide, by April 19, responses to fourteen questions concerning the facts surrounding the decision to issue the HDO and the Bureau’s legal theories supporting it.

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The Crime Report

JUNE 14, 2022

Denezpi’s legal team appealed on double-jeopardy grounds and then appealed the denial, where the 9th Circuit denied him. Gorsuch drew a comparison between the federally funded and administered CFR courts and the courts of Puerto Rico. “If

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Mariana Islands, Oregon, Puerto Rico, and Washington must upload Annual EEO Public File Reports to station online public inspection files. Also, as we noted here , the FCC has given stations in Puerto Rico an extension until November 14 to upload their Quarterly Issues Programs lists because of the effect of Hurricane Fiona.

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SCOTUSBlog

JANUARY 8, 2021

These relists include petitions about sentencing reform for crimes involving crack cocaine , unequal treatment of Puerto Rico in a federal safety-net program , and President Donald Trump’s practice of blocking his critics on Twitter. Other petitions are scheduled for consideration at Friday’s conference for the first time.

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MyCase

AUGUST 17, 2021

Not surprisingly, the legal profession has not been immune, and lawyers and their firms have been impacted in many different ways. Many of these technologies and practices are here to stay, but because of all the change, it’s difficult to predict what the legal profession will look like on the other side of the pandemic.

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ClimateChange-ClimateLaw

APRIL 17, 2024

Cuba can also engage with, and learn from, the Bahamas and Puerto Rico, both of which, like Cuba, have seen widespread damage from hurricanes and have committed to transitioning to renewables. It also draws on the Sabin Center ’s expertise in developing legal tools to fight climate change.

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Broadcast Law Blog

AUGUST 30, 2021

As always, be sure to keep in touch with your station’s legal counsel, engineer, and other consultants who advise your operations to identify specific regulatory dates that apply to your operations. These are just some of the dates and deadlines in September and early October that you should mark on your calendar.

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The Crime Report

APRIL 21, 2022

An additional 12 states, and Puerto Rico, affirm that there is no “duty to retreat” if you are threatened in a place where you are lawfully present. Now, a new movement led by conservative state lawmakers is seeking to replace “Stand Your Ground” with an even broader legal defense for using deadly force.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 5, 2016

For TV stations, the 10 th also brings the obligation to submit Quarterly Children’s Television Reports on Form 398 to the FCC (as the 10 th falls on a Federal holiday, you may be able to file on the 11 th , but consult your legal advisor for details on that deadline). See our article here on the obligation to submit Mid-Term EEO Reports.

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Rocket Matter

JANUARY 16, 2024

Surcharging is the process of passing along credit card processing fees from your legal practice to your clients. These rules may change with the emergence of new legislation or court cases. Some states prohibit surcharging entirely: Massachusetts, Maine, Connecticut, and Puerto Rico. Start accepting payments online!

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Customs & International Trade Law

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

CBP seizes $700K worth of counterfeit luxury jewelry in one consignment sent to Puerto Rico. Identified estimated duties of nearly $6.3 billion to be collected by the U.S. government. If genuine, would have had a combined MSRP of over $9.58

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The Crime Report

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Advocates and researchers say there are potentially thousands of firearms in America that we don’t know exist, or have little data on where they came from — ranging from untraceable homemade “ghost guns,” to guns purchased legally that end up being trafficked, FiveThirtyEight details. . Gun Trafficking.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2012

This week, TV Newscheck published our latest summary of the state of many of the most significant legal issues facing TV broadcasters at the FCC and in Congress. Radio license renewals should have been filed by radio stations in Iowa and Missouri, and TV stations in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

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Broadcast Law Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The FCC proposes adding the use of social media and the creation of a campaign website to the list of activities that may be considered in determining whether an individual running as a write-in candidate has made a “ substantial showing ” of a candidacy and is a “ legally qualified ” candidate.

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JURIST

JANUARY 29, 2022

Villanueva spent a large part of his childhood in Puerto Rico and is of part Puerto Rican heritage himself. The legal experts were right to worry because Villanueva did not stop with rehiring Mandoyan. He has even had a teaching stint as adjunct professor of criminal justice at Cal State Long Beach.

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Broadcast Law Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As we noted here , the FCC has given stations in Puerto Rico an extension until November 14 to upload their Quarterly Issues Programs lists (which, without the extension, would have been due to be uploaded to station public files by October 10) because of the effects of Hurricane Fiona.

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Parasec

JANUARY 4, 2023

While you can often act as your own registered agent, appointing a professional one can help you and your clients avoid many legal problems and mitigate risk. We can also serve as registered agent in Guam, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and many international jurisdictions.

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Conflict of Laws

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Arguably, the debt contravenes domestic law, although the government may obtain legal opinions affirming its validity. We have seen this pattern in Venezuela, Mozambique, Ukraine, Zambia, Liberia, Puerto Rico, and in other sovereign and sub-sovereign borrowers.

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