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In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States rules 6–3 that presidents have presumed absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts taken in exercising constitutional powers while serving as president, and have no immunity for "unofficial acts".
2024-07-1

Five people are killed and four others are critically injured in a drive-by shooting in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico.
2024-02-13

Two simultaneous tropical storms, Laura and Marco, threaten Gulf Coast residents in the coming days. Laura is currently over Puerto Rico, while Marco is making its way through the Yucatan Channel. This would mark the first time in over 60 years in which two tropical storms were active simultaneously in the Gulf of Mexico.
2020-08-22

A third woman accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct. Her lawyer submitted her sworn statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee.
2018-09-26

The Supreme Court of the United States partially reinstates President Donald Trump's travel ban and invalidates certain injunctions that were put on the order by two federal appeals courts earlier. Final oral hearings concerning the legality of the Executive Order 13780 will be held in October 2017 at the Supreme Court.
2017-06-26

The United States Supreme Court declines ("Friedman v. Highland Park") to review the ability of cities and states to prohibit semiautomatic, high-capacity assault weapons that have been used in some of the nation’s most deadly recent mass shootings. The nationwide assault weapons ban law expired in 2004. Since the "District of Columbia v. Heller" decision in 2008 found the Second Amendment provides the right for an individual to keep a weapon in the home, the court has avoided all cases that might clarify if that right is more expansive.
2015-12-7

The Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla, says that Puerto Rico's debts are "not payable".
2015-06-28

The U.S. Supreme Court affirms Wisconsin's law requiring voters to present photo identification to cast a ballot.
2015-03-23

The United States Supreme Court weighs the case of a California constitutional amendment banning same-sex unions, passed after gay marriage became legal there.
2013-03-26

The United States Supreme Court rules that the sentence of life imprisonment without parole cannot be automatically given to a minor at all, extending its earlier restrictions on its automatic use in cases involving minors.
2012-06-25