No. 24-160

Juan Dalmau Ramirez v. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

Lower Court: Puerto Rico
Docketed: 2024-08-14
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: ballot-design constitutional-rights first-amendment freedom-of-association puerto-rico-status voting-rights
Key Terms:
FirstAmendment DueProcess Immigration Privacy
Latest Conference: 2024-10-11
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the 2024 Puerto Rico Plebiscite ballot violates constitutional rights by omitting a 'Commonwealth' voting option

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Does the ballot for the upcoming 2024 Plebiscite in Puerto Rico violate petitioner’s and the electorate’s federal constitutional rights to freedom of speech and association by not including a column to cast a vote for the “incorporation of Commonwealth” among the already-included options of Statehood, Independence and Free Association. i

Docket Entries

2024-10-15
Petition DENIED.
2024-09-18
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
2024-09-13
Waiver of ELA of right to respond submitted.
2024-09-13
Waiver of right of respondent ELA to respond filed.
2024-08-10
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, 2024)

Attorneys

ELA
Omar Jose Andino FigueroaPuerto Rico Department of Justice, Respondent
Juan Ramirez
Juan Carlos AlborsLaw Office of Juan Carlos Albors, Petitioner