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As Puerto Rico is under United States sovereignty, U.S. federal law applies in the territory, and cases of a federal nature are heard in the
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Court decisions freely available to the public online, in a consistent format, digitized from the collection of the
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operates primarily in English, Puerto Rican attorneys are typically bilingual in order to litigate in English in
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Puerto Rico is the only current U.S. jurisdiction whose legal system operates primarily in a language other than
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outlines the role of the United States Code to United States territories and insular areas such as Puerto Rico.
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and to litigate federal preemption issues in Puerto Rican courts.
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Index

Politics of Puerto Rico

Constitution
law
United States Constitution
Puerto Rico Constitution
Puerto Rico law
Executive
Governor
Cabinet
Chief of Staff
Executive departments
Fiscal agent and financing
Government-owned corporations
Line of succession
Office of the Governor
Transition process
First Lady
Legislative
Legislature
17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
Senate
26th Senate of Puerto Rico
President of the Senate
Thomas Rivera Schatz
President pro tempore
Larry Seilhamer Rodríguez
Majority Leader
Carmelo Ríos Santiago
Majority Whip

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