WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of Puerto Rican residents, ruling that Congress was within its power to exclude them from a benefits package available in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The court ruled Thursday by an 8-1 vote that disqualifying Puerto Ricans from the Supplemental Security Income program, which provides benefits to elderly, disabled and blind Americans, does not unconstitutionally discriminate against them.
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