Lyle Denniston Essay on Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Hearing on Legal Status of Puerto Rico

On January 13, 2016, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Puerto Rico v Valle, 15-108. Although this is a criminal law case, it requires the Court to determine if Puerto Rico is sovereign or is simply a dependency of the United States. Lyle Denniston has this interesting article about the case. Thanks to HowAppealing for the link.


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