Gag Law, Law 53/Ley de la Mordaza (jun 10, 1948 – dec 31, 1957)
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Signed into law by the U.S.-appointed governor of Puerto Rico Jesús T. Piñero. The act made it a crime to own or display a Puerto Rican flag, to sing a patriotic tune, to speak or write of independence, or to meet with anyone or hold any assembly in favor of Puerto Rican independence. The law was repealed in 1957 on the basis that it was unconstitutional as protected by freedom of speech within Article II of the Constitution of Puerto Rico and the First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
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