Legal Opinion
Nieves-Villanueva v. Soto-Rivera
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 22, 1997No. 96-1285PublishedCited by 156 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are fifty-one former “transitory” or non-permanent employees of the municipality of Canovanas, Puerto Rico. A jury found against their claims that the incoming New Progressive Party (NPP) administration failed to renew their contracts of employment in various municipal jobs because they were supporters of the prior Popular Democratic Party (PDP) administration and so violated their rights under the First Amendment. 1
The important question raised by this case is whether the district court committed error in admitting the testimony of an expert witness. The…
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