BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 15, 2015
Sonoran News prevails in Lopez lawsuit
Talamante noted everything published about the matter in 2013 was ‘bootstrapped’ to the council meeting on Oct. 15, 2007
MESA – Following oral arguments on Friday, April 10, Superior Court Judge David Talamante granted Sonoran News’ motion for summary judgment, dismissing Gilbert Lopez’s defamation complaint.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 15, 2015
Judge won’t back down on executive amnesty injunction ruling
‘Instead of removing individuals who are violating the INA, the new program rewards them with legal presence and a whole host of benefits’
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – On Tuesday, April 7, U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen, for the Southern District of Texas, denied the federal government’s (government) emergency motion to stay his Feb. 16, 2015 order of temporary injunction halting the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) program and the 2014 amendments to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program established via a Nov. 20, 2014 memorandum by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson.
BY LINDA BENTLEY | APRIL 15, 2015
Inability to speak English qualifies Puerto Ricans for disability benefits
A U.S. District Court found it is the ability to communicate in Spanish, not English, that is vocationally important in Puerto Rico
WASHINGTON – The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the Social Security Administration (SSA) recently completed an audit and issued a report titled, “Qualifying for Disability Benefits in Puerto Rico Based on an Inability to Speak English.”
