Legal Opinion
Igartua-De-La-Rosa v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 3, 2005No. 04-2186PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION EN BANC
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This case brings before this court the third in a series of law suits by Gregorio Igartúa, a U.S. citizen resident in Puerto Rico, claiming the constitutional right to vote quadrennially for President and Vice President of the United States. Panels of this court have rejected such claims on all *147three occasions.1 We now do so again, this time en banc, rejecting as well an adjacent claim: that the failure of the Constitution to grant this vote should be declared a violation of U.S. treaty obligations.
The constitutional claim is readily answered. Voting for…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Lujan v. Defenders of WildlifeSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Steel Co. v. Citizens for a Better EnvironmentSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Marbury v. MadisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
21 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by40 opinions
- Krim M. Ballentine v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007
- William Crawford v. Marion County Election BoardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2007
- THOMAS PAYNE-BARAHONA v. ALBERTO R. GONZÁLES, ATTORNEY GENERALCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
- Elektra Entertainment Group, Inc. v. BarkerDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2008
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro v. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.