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Juan Dalmau Ramirez v. Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, No. MC-2024-0035 · judgment July 31, 2024


Certiorari denied · October 15, 2024
Pre-decision estimate: 4% cert probability

Before the decision, roughly the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a petition filed soon after the judgment below.

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.

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Juan Carlos Albors
Law Office of Juan Carlos Albors

For respondent
Omar Jose Andino Figueroa
Puerto Rico Department of Justice

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Oct 15 2024
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Sep 18 2024
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/11/2024.
  3. Sep 13 2024
    Waiver of right of respondent ELA to respond filed.
  4. Aug 10 2024
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 13, 2024)