Legal Opinion
Morales-Santiago v. Hernandez-Perez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 23, 2007No. 06-1459PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Circuit Judge.
This political affiliation case from Puerto Rico presents a few new twists.
In Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, 497 U.S. 62, 110 S.Ct. 2729, 111 L.Ed.2d 52 (1990), the Supreme Court held that non-policymaking governmental employees are protected by the First Amendment from discriminatory promotion, transfer, recall, or hiring on the basis of political affiliation. Id. at 79, 110 S.Ct. 2729. In Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980), the Court had held that non-policymaking public employees are protected from firing based solely on…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Rutan v. Republican Party of IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Arnaldo Jimenez Fuentes v. Honorable Jaime Torres GaztambideCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Maymi v. Puerto Rico Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
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- Mendez-Aponte v. Commonwealth of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Montfort-Rodriguez v. Rey-HernandezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
- Marrero-Saez v. Municipality of AibonitoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2009
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