Sindicato Puertorriqueño de Trabajadores, Seiu Local 1996 v. Fortuño

In this appeal from the denial of a preliminary injunction, plaintiff labor unions claim that Sections 6.007-.010 of Law 222, Puerto Rico’s campaign finance law, place an unconstitutional burden on the unions’ First Amendment right to engage in political speech. Despite the gravity of plaintiffs’ claims and months of procedural wrangling, including two writs of mandamus from this court to the district court directing it to rule on plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunctive relief and the merits of their constitutional claims, both the district court and the government declined to address…