November 2021

President Biden had pledged to end the law that excludes residents of Puerto Rico from the federal supplemental security income program.

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

A resident of Puerto Rico challenged a 1972 law as unconstitutional because it provides Supplemental Security Income for aged, blind and disabled 

A federal law excludes residents of Puerto Rico from a Social Security program that provides monthly payments to needy people.

The Supreme Court appears reluctant to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it's unconstitutional to be excluded from a welfare program 

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court appeared reluctant Tuesday to rule for a resident of Puerto Rico who claims it's unconstitutional to be 

The justices acknowledged that the differential treatment of Puerto Ricans might be problematic, but several suggested that it is up to Congress, not 

At issue is whether Congress violated constitutional protections by excluding residents of Puerto Rico from Supplemental Security Income (SSI), 

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

The diminutive Puerto Rican rock frog, or cave coquí, lives in the