Legal Opinion
Acevedo-Luis v. Zayas
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 22, 2007No. 06-1567PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Justino Acevedo-Luis brought suit pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming a violation of his First Amendment rights. The case was tried before a jury, and there was testimony that Mercedes Pagán, an official in the Puerto Rico Family Department, transferred Acevedo-Luis to a new job where he had very little to do. Throughout, the Family Department retained plaintiff on its payroll. Based on these and other facts, the jury concluded that Pagan had engaged in political discrimination against Acevedo-Luis, see Rutan v. Republican Party of Ill., 497 U.S. 62, 75, 110…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rutan v. Republican Party of IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by16 opinions
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