Legal Opinion
Igartúa v. Obama
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 23, 2016No. 15-1336PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Gregorio Igartúa,. a U.S. citizen-resident of Puerto Rico, returns to this court for the fifth time in search of a legal remedy for his claim that he has a constitutional right to vote in certain federal elections. Here, for the second time, Igar-túa and his fellow plaintiffs specifically challenge the denial of the right of Puerto Rico citizens to vote for representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives and their right to have five Puerto Rico representatives apportioned to that body. Plaintiffs also assert that the district court again erred in refusing…
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