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6 Apr 2016, 10:40 am
Most were eventually struck down as violations of the Contracts Clause, but collection against Puerto Rico itself might run up against whatever sovereign immunity the Commonwealth might posses. [read post]
10 Nov 2022, 4:00 am
The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico In 1950, Congress enacted the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act (ch. 446, 64 Stat. 319). [read post]
16 Dec 2022, 5:00 am
Jesús previously authored the post The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its Government Structure. [read post]
5 Jan 2016, 9:04 am
Through this Constitution, Puerto Rico created the new, self-governing political entity, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. [read post]
10 Jan 2019, 3:34 am
By Jennice Fuentes / Fuentes Strategies As the partial federal government shutdown enters its third week, the Commonwealth government has stepped up to keep Puerto Rico’s key national parks open. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 11:48 am
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team On July 23, 2018, Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló, signed into law anti-fraud legislation that includes provisions modeled after the federal False Claims Act. [read post]
7 Dec 2017, 7:06 am
The Governor says that Puerto Rico law requires him to make the bonus payment, and that it is a wise investment that will stimulate the beleaguered Puerto Rican economy. [read post]
9 Nov 2016, 2:15 pm
Puerto Rico, a commonwealth, does not have the right to vote in U.S. presidential elections nor do they have legislative representatives in the Senate. [read post]
26 Apr 2017, 3:47 am
Status referendum still in flux Governor Ricardo Rosselló plans to move ahead with a referendum on Puerto Rico’s relationship status with the United States, even as the U.S. [read post]
21 Apr 2021, 6:30 am
Puerto Rico adopted its own constitution, thus achieving full local self-government, but instead of becoming a state, it became a state-like entity known as the “Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. [read post]
22 Dec 2011, 10:40 am
Puerto Rican Governor Luis... [read post]
2 Mar 2017, 11:23 am
The act was superseded by the Commonwealth Act of 1952 which granted more autonomy to Puerto Rico’s government. [read post]
1 Jun 2008, 2:48 pm
First, the Commonwealth Party is led by a dead politician walking, the indicted Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila. [read post]
12 Jan 2017, 7:08 am
Though Puerto Rico is currently shut-out of the markets, some bondholder groups have expressed a willingness to extend “bridge” financing in order to avoid the Commonwealth’s collapse. [read post]
9 Mar 2016, 3:03 pm
Ruling that the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment does not apply to Puerto Rico, a federal trial judge in San Juan has refused to strike down that commonwealth’s ban on same-sex marriage. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 3:52 pm
U.S. open-ended municipal bond funds have $11 billion of Puerto Rico bonds and nearly 53 percent of such funds have exposure to the commonwealth. [read post]
13 Jun 2016, 11:03 am
Puerto Rico’s governor is seeking a chance to appear next week before a United Nations committee on self-determination to register a complaint about the commonwealth’s lack of clear self-governing capacity. [read post]
30 Jun 2015, 11:37 am
Subsequently, the commonwealth may default on its debt.This would cause a historic economic collapse since Puerto Rico’s governor said the island cannot pay its $72 billion in debts. [read post]
9 Jun 2017, 3:29 am
A Sunday vote in Puerto Rico could result in the commonwealth using an obscure process to seek statehood status in Washington. [read post]
8 Aug 2012, 12:34 pm
The new law, approved by Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuno last week, bans certain kinds of protests and includes penalties of up to three years in prison for some violations. [read post]
