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PEREZ-KUDZMA v. U.S.

No. 18-2128.

940 F.3d 142 (2019)

Carmenelisa PEREZ-KUDZMA; Vicente Perez Acevedo; Bixcia Noriega Acevedo; Carmen Gloria Acevedo Pagan; Zulema Quinones Trabal, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. UNITED STATES; Donald J. Trump, in His Official Capacity as President, United States; Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; US Department of Homeland Security, Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

October 9, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carmenelisa Perez-Kudzma for appellants.

Annapurna Balakrishna , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Andrew E. Lelling , United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellees.

Before Thompson, Kayatta, and Barron, Circuit Judges.

This appeal concerns a 2017 suit that challenges the federal government's decision, following the destruction wrought by Hurricane Maria, not to waive indefinitely the cabotage provision of the Jones Act for Puerto Rico. That provision, which applies to Puerto Rico, see 46 U.S.C. § 55101(a), prohibits...

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