CODEPOLA took case to court By THE STAR STAFF The Puerto Rico Police Bureau reversed its decision to withhold a woman’s gun license and confiscate her firearm because she possessed a medical cannabis license, after the Corporation for the Defense of Gun License Holders of Puerto Rico (CODEPOLA) took the case to the Court of Appeals to defend the woman’s rights. CODEPOLA President Ariel Torres Meléndez described the decision as an important step and urged the government not to

By THE STAR STAFF Federico Torres Montalvo, one of Puerto Rico’s most influential and longstanding labor leaders, died this week, according to an announcement shared by several unions on social media. Torres Montalvo was the founder of the Unión Independiente de Empleados de la Autoridad de Edificios Públicos (Independent Union of Public Buildings Employees) and served as president and a member of the executive committee of the Central Puertorriqueña de Trabajadores (Puerto R

Sen. Ángel Toledo López Review proposed by Toledo López could revive debate over separation of powers By THE STAR STAFF New Progressive Party Sen. Ángel Toledo López has introduced a resolution calling for an expansive legislative investigation into the state of Puerto Rico’s justice system, a proposal that could reignite long‑standing concerns about how far the legislative branch can probe judicial administration without crossing constitutional boundaries. The measure, Senat

Marcos Santana Andújar, president of the Network for the Rights of Children and Youth of Puerto Rico Youth rights group expresses deep sorrow over the death, urges reflection on how to prevent violence affecting children and youth By THE STAR STAFF Authorities on Thursday were investigating a death of undetermined cause involving a minor that was reported around 6:23 p.m. on Wednesday at the old sugar mill in the municipality of Arroyo. According to the police report, a call