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Puerto Rico and the Noncontiguous

Puerto Rico judicial reform bill signed into law

Senate Bill 1096 has been enacted, after passage by the territory's House of Representatives.

Nalani Reyes
Puerto Rico and Noncontiguous Reporter
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Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón has signed Senate Bill 1096, the judicial reform proposal from Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, into law.[1] El Nuevo Día reported that the Cámara de Representantes approved the bill.[2] Two former Puerto Rico Supreme Court justices, Liana Fiol Matta and Anabelle Rodríguez Rodríguez, have publicly opposed the reform.[3]
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  1. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed Senate Bill 1096, the judicial reform proposed by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, into law. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
  2. Puerto Rico's Cámara de Representantes approved Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz's judicial reform bill on Thursday. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. Former Puerto Rico Supreme Court justices Liana Fiol Matta and Anabelle Rodríguez Rodríguez have publicly opposed the judicial reform proposal. · Microjuris al Día
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