389 F. Supp. 2d 143 - Ramirez v. Rodriguez’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · Mangual v. Rotger-Sabat · Maine School Administrative District No. 35 v. Mr. & Mrs. R. · United States v. Reid · 306 F. Supp. 2d 120 - Mendez Soto v. Rodriguez
Most-quoted passages
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“improbable that the Puerto Rico Department of Justice [would] once again expose itself to public embarrassment and ridicule by selectively prosecuting public officials under the Riot Act for voicing their differences with the government.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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