Scalia, Alito Court Absences Shape Puerto Rico Debt-Relief Bid
- Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday on island fiscal crisis
- Puerto Rico law would let utilities restructure debt
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Two empty chairs at the U.S. Supreme Court could be full of significance as the remaining justices consider whether Puerto Rico can ease its fiscal crisis with a law that would let the island’s public utilities restructure more than $20 billion in debt.
The U.S. territory will make its case Tuesday to what probably will be a seven-member court, a rarity caused by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February and a financial conflict that may force Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself.