| No. 21-659 | |
| Title: | Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico, Petitioner v. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, et al. |
| Docketed: | November 3, 2021 |
| Lower Ct: | Supreme Court of Puerto Rico |
| Case Numbers: | (CT-2021-0008) |
| Decision Date: | May 10, 2021 |
| Rehearing Denied: | June 4, 2021 |
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
| Oct 29 2021 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 3, 2021) |
| PetitionCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Nov 11 2021 | Blanket Consent filed by Petitioner, Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico |
| Blanket Consent | |
| Nov 23 2021 | Letter pursuant to Rule 12.6 from counsel for petitioner filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of Service | |
| Dec 02 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 03 2021 | Brief amici curiae of Gannett Co., Inc., et al. filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 03 2021 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Jack Jordan. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 03 2021 | Brief of respondents Olga E. Costas Rodríguez and Alfonso Ruiz Pérez, next of kin to Andrea Cristina Ruiz Costas in support filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 03 2021 | Brief amicus curiae of Overseas Press Club of Puerto Rico filed. |
| Main DocumentCertificate of Word CountProof of Service | |
| Dec 16 2021 | Supplemental brief of petitioner Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico filed. |
| Main DocumentProof of ServiceCertificate of Word Count | |
| Dec 22 2021 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/7/2022. |
| Jan 10 2022 | Motion for leave to file amicus brief filed by Jack Jordan GRANTED. |
| Jan 10 2022 | Petition DENIED. |
| NAME | ADDRESS | PHONE |
| Attorneys for Petitioner | ||
| David A. Schulz Counsel of Record | Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic Abrams Institute Yale Law School 127 Wall Street New Haven, CT 06511 david.schulz@yale.edu | (203) 436-5827 |
| Party name: Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico | ||
| Attorneys for Respondents | ||
| Omar Jose Andino Figueroa Counsel of Record | Puerto Rico Department of Justice Teniente Cesar Gonzalez Ave. #677, Floor 5 San Juan, PR 00919 omar.andino@justicia.pr.gov | 7873102688 |
| Party name: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico | ||
| Rafael E. Rodriguez Rivera Counsel of Record | Access to Information Clinic, Inter American University of Puerto Rico School of Law PO Box 194735 San Juan, PR 00919-4735 rrodriguez@juris.inter.edu | (787) 751-1600 |
| Party name: Olga E. Costas Rodríguez and Alfonso Ruiz Pérez, next of kin to Andrea Cristina Ruiz Costas | ||
| Other | ||
| Marta Ivette Figueroa Torres Counsel of Record | Inter-American University of Puerto Rico School of Law P.O. Box 70351 San Juan, PR 00936-8351 mfiguero@juris.inter.edu | (787)6473509 |
| Party name: Overseas Press Club of Puerto Rico | ||
| Jack Revels Tucker Jordan Counsel of Record | Jack Jordan 3102 Howell Street North Kansas City, MO 64116 jack.jordan@emobilawyer.com | 8167461955 |
| Party name: Jack Jordan | ||
| Michael John Grygiel Counsel of Record | Greenberg Traurig, LLP 54 State Street, Sixth Floor Albany, NY 12207 grygielm@gtlaw.com | 5186891400 |
| Party name: Gannett Co., Inc., The National Press Photographers Association, and The New York News Publishers Association | ||
| Jessica Esther Mendez Counsel of Record | Bufete Emmanuelli, C.S.P. P.O. Box 10779 Ponce, PR 00732 jessica@emmanuelli.law | 787-848-0666 |
| Party name: Colegio de Abogados y Abogadas de Puerto Rico | ||