November 2021

A judge has ordered the CEO of a Puerto Rican power company to be arrested for not turning over documents requested by lawmakers.

In particular, Gannon said because Puerto Rican residents don't pay federal income tax, the U.S. takes “a smaller tax bite” out of Puerto Rico, “which 

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it's unconstitutional to be excluded 

2005 Microsoft MOU with Puerto Rico. Original Document (PDF) ». Contributed by Paul Kiel (ProPublica). Document, Plain Text, Thumbnail 

As would be expected from other population studies, Puerto Rican boys born in New York are taller than boys born in Puerto Rico. However, in addition, 

Puerto Rican citizens have gotten the chance to express their fears about a massive debt overhaul plan, testifying before a judge with the power 

The Court seeks to analyze whether Congress violated constitutional protections by excluding Puerto Rico residents from Supplemental Security Income ( 

Several residents of Puerto Rico told the federal judge overseeing the island's bankruptcy case Tuesday that they have grave concerns the proposed 

Puerto Rico has an underfunded health care system, high levels of poverty and its infrastructure remains devastated by a major hurricane that 

“Puerto Ricans are citizens, and the Constitution applies to them,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said. “Their needy people are being treated