Reposted from @centropr On Monday, October 26, 2020, Judge Juan R. Torruella died at the young age of 87. ⠀ ⠀ He served as a federal judge for more than five decades and made a number of significant intellectual contributions to the study of the constitutional relationship between Puerto Rico and the United States. ⠀ ⠀ He viewed statehood as a vehicle for Puerto Rican’s acquisition of equality within the United States. ⠀ ⠀ In his later years, he became a fierce public critic of the U.S. Empire and an advocate for the expansion of civil rights for all Puerto Ricans.⠀ ⠀ Read our full obituary by clicking the link in bio.⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #PuertoRico #Boricua #PuertoRicoStrong #PuertoRico2020 #HurricaneMaria #HelpPuertoRico #PuertoRicoRelief #PuertoRicoLife #PuertoRicoStrong @puertoricanflagsup #PrFlagsUp #puertoricanflagsup https://www.instagram.com/p/CG8bFwxp3hK/?igshid=1o3bv27mojnfm
