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FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT v. CENTRO DE PERIODISMO INV.

No. 22-96.

143 S.Ct. 1176 (2023)

598 U.S. 339

FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT AND MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR PUERTO RICO, Petitioner v. CENTRO DE PERIODISMO INVESTIGATIVO, INC.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 11, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark D. Harris, for Petitioner.

Aimee W. Brown, Washington, DC, for United States as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court, supporting vacatur.

Sarah M. Harris, Washington, DC, for Respondent.

Rafael E. Rodríguez Rivera, Steven P. Lausell Recurt, Luis J. Torres Asencio, Access to Information Clinic, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law, San Juan, PR, Carlos F. Ramos-Hernández, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo, San Juan, PR, Lisa S. Blatt, Sarah M. Harris, Counsel of Record, Kees D. Thompson, Ian M. Swenson, Julia E. Fine, Williams & Connolly LLP, Washington, DC, Judith Berkan, Berkan/Méndez, Calle O'Neill G-11, San Juan, PR, for Respondent.

A recently enacted federal statute establishes a financial oversight board within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico's government. The question presented is whether the statute categorically abrogates (legalspeak for eliminates) any sovereign immunity the board enjoys from legal claims. We hold it does...

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