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Supreme Court upholds Puerto Rico’s exclusion from disability benefits

The Supreme Court ruled that Congress is not required to extend federal disability benefits to residents of Puerto Rico, finding that denying the payments, which are by law available only to residents of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, does not violate the Constitution. Here’s why.
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