No. 19-370

Samuel D. Silva-Ramirez v. Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Puerto Rico
Docketed: 2019-09-19
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Relisted (2)
Tags: 14th-amendment civil-rights constitutional-jurisdiction constitutional-law due-process federal-government individual-rights puerto-rico religious-freedom state-sovereignty
Latest Conference: 2020-01-17 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (from Petition)

I - Is Puerto Rico and its people under the juris diction of The United States of America Constitution and under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amend ment, which prohibits state and local government from depriving persons of life, liberty or property without a fair procedure?

II - Does a practice that unduly burdens the prac tice of religion, without a compelling interest, even though it might be neutral on its face, would it be Un constitutional?; and is the enumeration of certain Rights by the Constitution may allow or disparage oth ers rights retained by the people?

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Is Puerto Rico under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Constitution and the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment?

Docket Entries

2020-01-21
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-12-30
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
2019-12-20
2019-11-25
Petition DENIED.
2019-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-09-16
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)

Attorneys

Samuel D. Silva-Ramirez
Samuel David Silva-Ramirez — Petitioner