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Los Poderes de los Tribunales de Puerto Rico para Castigar por Desacato
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La Revisión Judicial de la Comisión Industrial de Puerto Rico
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passed in the United States in 1940, became known as the
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He wrote several book about the law (see Works below).
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Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni
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254:University of Puerto Rico
242:Columbia University Press
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731:"Puerto Rican History"
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203:Salinas, Puerto Rico
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