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US Supreme Court rejects dispute over Roberto Clemente license plates in Puerto Rico
The justices left intact lower-court rulings that Puerto Rico is immune from the family’s lawsuit over fees that raised $15 million.
- On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a dispute between Roberto Clemente's sons and Puerto Rico over commemorative license plates, leaving lower court rulings intact without explanation.
- Puerto Rico issued the plates in 2022 for the 50th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Pirates legend's death, charging $21 and $5 fees that raised $15 million for the territory rather than the Clementes' businesses.
- The Clementes asked the Supreme Court to find that Puerto Rico violated the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution, but lower courts previously dismissed the case by finding the territory immune from such lawsuits.
- Lawyers for Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi-Urrutia argued the issues were not worth hearing, writing, "Neither question warrants this Court's review," citing established precedent.
- Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who pledged to "call balls and strikes" in legal disputes, presided over the court's refusal to intervene, leaving territorial immunity rulings standing.
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US Supreme Court rejects dispute over Roberto Clemente license plates in Puerto Rico
The US Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a challenge by Roberto Clemente's sons to Puerto Rico's use of the baseball great's image on commemorative license plates and vehicle registration tags, which they alleged violates constitutional protections against government taking of trademark rights.
·London, United Kingdom
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