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- Puerto Rico Courts Side with ACLU in Public Records Fight Over Federal Subpoenas to Transportation Department
In Puerto Rico, a legal dispute between the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Transportation and Public Works Department (DTOP) tested the scope of the right of access to public documents.
- Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules Specialized San Juan Tax Courtroom Must Hear Municipal Excise Tax Disputes
Puerto Rico’s Supreme Court ruled that every tax dispute on the island must be heard by a specialized courtroom in the San Juan Judicial Region.
- Puerto Rico Bar Association Condemns Transportation Department Handing Migrants’ Data to ICE
The Puerto Rico Bar Association (Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico) said on Friday, October 16, that it opposes the Transportation and Public Works Department (DTOP) handing confidential information on migrants in Puerto Rico to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) without a court order.
- Divided Puerto Rico Supreme Court Lets Biological Father Keep Parental Rights After Grandmother’s Adoption
A divided Puerto Rico Supreme Court has ruled that, under specific circumstances, a child may keep a legal bond with a biological parent even after being adopted by a single adoptive parent.
- Appeals Court Voids Government Salary Regulation for Bypassing Legal Process, Union Says
Israel Marrero Calderín, president of the Puerto Rico Workers’ Union (SPT-SEIU), announced Tuesday that the Court of Appeals struck down a regulation establishing new pay rules for Central Government employees, ruling it was approved without meeting legal requirements.