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Can the Federal Judiciary Reverse Puerto Ricans’ Disenfranchisement?

A denial of an en banc request related to the possible right of Puerto Ricans to vote in federal elections has sparked a series of dissents by the judges of the First Circuit. This case note considers the appropriateness of a judicial grant of the right to vote in the face of constitutional statements (Article I, Section 2; Article II) that the right is granted to residents of states, not territories. Read more here.