United States First Circuit

The district court properly dismissed plaintiff's facial and as-applied First Amendment challenges to the Puerto Rican Riot Act since the plaintiff had no standing to challenge the statute on its face and the as-applied challenge was rendered moot by the dismissal of all criminal charges against her.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/21/2006
• Published 02/21/2006

Judges

• SELYA, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, LIPEZ and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David W. Roman, with whom José Luis Ubarri and Brown & Ubarri were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eduardo Vera Ramírez, with whom Roberto Sánchez Ramos, Secretary of Justice, Salvador Antonetti Stutts, Solicitor General, Eileen Landrón Guardiola, Courtney R. Carroll, and Landrón & Vera, LLP were on brief, for appellee.