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A fight over public records in Puerto Rico hinges on financial board’s claim of sovereign immunity

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Share The court turns to sovereign immunity on Wednesday when it hears argument in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. The case involves the board Congress created in response to Puerto Rico’s dire financial distress in 2016. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.

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Municipalities of Puerto Rico v. Exxon: a unique class action against fossil fuel companies presses for climate accountability in the United States

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On November 22, 2022, sixteen municipalities of Puerto Rico filed a lawsuit in the federal district court in Puerto Rico seeking to hold coal, oil, and gas companies liable for losses resulting from storms during the 2017 hurricane season and ongoing economic losses since that time. In Municipalities of Puerto Rico v.

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Puerto Rico: Lessons For Manufacturers And Dealers In Federal Court's Denial Of Request For Injunction Under Dealership Statute - Foley & Lardner

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District Court for the District of Puerto Rico has recently ruled on a case dealing with Puerto Rico's Dealer's Contracts Act, also known as Law 75.

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Justices side with Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board in public records dispute

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Share Thursday’s decision in Financial Oversight & Management Board for Puerto Rico v. Ignoring the threshold questions on which the court had not granted review and applying a longstanding clear-statement rule, a near-unanimous court ruled in favor of Puerto Rico’s financial oversight board.

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SCOTUS Kicks Off February Session With Four Cases

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Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. 223, 228 (1989), a statute does not abrogate sovereign immunity unless Congress’s intent to abrogate is “unmistakably clear” in the statutory text. Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, Inc.: Under Dellmuth v. Muth , 491 U.S.

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Justice weigh shifting arguments for and against immunity in Puerto Rico public-records dispute

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Share Wednesday’s argument in Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico v. The Financial Oversight and Management Board is an entity created under a 2016 federal statute ( PROMESA ) to take control of and restructure the finances of Puerto Rico. At bottom, the case is a public-records dispute.

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Justices suggest that Congress has leeway to exclude Puerto Rico from federal disability benefits

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Share The Supreme Court on Tuesday probed Congress’ authority to deny welfare benefits to Puerto Rico and other U.S. Residents of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Northern Mariana Islands can qualify for the program, but residents of Puerto Rico and the other territories are excluded. government.