Legal Opinion
Waldo G. Vazquez v. Carlos Lopez-Rosario
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 22, 1998No. 97-1584PublishedCited by 125 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This ease is another in a series of cases arising out of the elections in Puerto Rico in 1992, in which the New Progressive Party (NPP) won power from its rival, the Popular Democratic Party (PDP). During the current decade, plaintiffs in these cases usually have been members of the PDP who complain that the incoming NPP administration has deprived them of their government jobs in violation of their rights under the First Amendment. 1 In this case, plaintiff Waldo G. Vazquez, an NPP supporter, claims his job at a government contractor was eliminated as part of an internal…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Jorge Correa-Martinez v. Rene Arrillaga-BelendezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by125 opinions
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