Legal Opinion
Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party v. Dalmau
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 6, 2008No. 07-2700PublishedCited by 141 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
This suit alleges abuse and uneven application of certain electoral processes in Puerto Rico. The plaintiffs are the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party, now a recognized party in the Commonwealth of Puer-to Rico, and its Electoral Commissioner, Nelson Rosario-Rodríguez (collectively, “PPR” or “plaintiffs”). In September 2007, they brought suit in federal court under, inter alia, 42 U.S.C § 1983 against the Puerto Rico Commonwealth Electoral Commission (“Commission”), its Commissioners, and another political party.
The suit challenges the Commission’s treatment of signatures…
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