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6 Puerto Rico Cases

People stand in line outside a Puerto Rico elementary school waiting to be inoculated against COVID-19 as part of a mass vaccination campaign on the Island.
Puerto Rico
Apr 2023

Free Speech

Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia

This case is about whether the government can impose sweeping restrictions on “false alarms” about public emergencies, without specifying what constitutes a false alarm.
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Puerto Rico
Apr 2023
People stand in line outside a Puerto Rico elementary school waiting to be inoculated against COVID-19 as part of a mass vaccination campaign on the Island.

Free Speech

Rodríguez-Cotto v. Pierluisi-Urrutia

This case is about whether the government can impose sweeping restrictions on “false alarms” about public emergencies, without specifying what constitutes a false alarm.
Rodríguez-cotto V. Pierluisi-urrutia. Explore Case.
Puerto Rico
U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022

Racial Justice

Voting Rights

United States v. Vaello-Madero

Whether excluding Puerto Rico residents from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program violates the equal protection component of the 5th Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
Puerto Rico

Racial Justice

Voting Rights

United States v. Vaello-Madero

Whether excluding Puerto Rico residents from the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program violates the equal protection component of the 5th Amendment’s Due Process Clause.
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Puerto Rico
Aug 2020

Voting Rights

Ocasio v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones

The Ƶ, Ƶof Puerto Rico, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Election Commission’s failure to implement steps to ensure voters over 60 can safely cast a ballot in the November general election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Puerto Rico
Aug 2020
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Voting Rights

Ocasio v. Comisión Estatal de Elecciones

The Ƶ, Ƶof Puerto Rico, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Puerto Rico Election Commission’s failure to implement steps to ensure voters over 60 can safely cast a ballot in the November general election in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Marrero-Méndez v. Pesquera
Puerto Rico
Jul 2016

Religious Liberty

Criminal Law Reform

Marrero-Méndez v. Pesquera

In 2013, the Ƶand Ƶof Puerto Rico filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Officer Alvin Marrero-Méndez, a 13-year veteran of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
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Puerto Rico
Jul 2016
Marrero-Méndez v. Pesquera

Religious Liberty

Criminal Law Reform

Marrero-Méndez v. Pesquera

In 2013, the Ƶand Ƶof Puerto Rico filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of Officer Alvin Marrero-Méndez, a 13-year veteran of the Puerto Rico Police Department.
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