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U.S. Supreme Court declines to extend federal benefits to Puerto Rico

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Supreme Court upholds differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico. Court held that Congress was within its power to exclude them from benefits program. Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, was the lone dissenter. Puerto Rico has been a U.S. territory since the Spanish American War in 1898.

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Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court allows Puerto Rico's exclusion from welfare program

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bid to extend a federal program offering benefits to low-income elderly, blind and disabled people to residents of Puerto Rico, finding that Congress had the authority to prevent those living in the American territory from receiving the assistance.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

SCOTUS Upholds Puerto Ricans' Exclusion From Benefits, Governor Calls for Statehood

The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits program that’s available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia

2 years ago·United States

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USA Today

Supreme Court upholds Puerto Ricans’ exclusion from SSI benefits program

Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, whose parents were born in Puerto Rico, was the lone dissenter.

2 years ago·United States

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abc News

Court upholds Puerto Ricans' exclusion from benefits program

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans don't have constitutional right to some federal benefits

Congress can exclude residents of Puerto Rico from some federal disability benefits available to those who live in the 50 states, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

U.S. Supreme Court declines to extend federal benefits to Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress can prevent people in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico from participating in a federal program that provides benefits to low-income elderly, blind and disabled people, the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday. Read full story

2 years ago·Malaysia

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