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Puerto Rican people defeat two constitutional amendments championed by conservative Gov. Fortuño
BY Brad Sigal | Puerto Rico | 8/21/12
In a surprise to many observers, on August 19 Puerto Ricans resoundingly voted “no” on two proposed constitutional amendments that had been championed by conservative Governor Luis Fortuño of the New Progressive Party.
2012 Republican National Convention, Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rico, Repression
Puerto Rican Governor Fortuño signs repressive penal code changes; lawsuit filed to stop it
BY Brad Sigal | Puerto Rico | 8/08/12
On July 30, Puerto Rican Governor Luis Fortuño signed a highly controversial and sweeping new penal code into law that includes sharp restrictions on a broad range of civil liberties and rights. It’s slated to go into effect on September 1. A week after Fortuño signed it, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit to stop the new law, calling it unconstitutional.
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