He used the hábeas corpus action, in order to expedite the release of Puerto Rican political prisoners, and to question the constitutionality of the Gag Law.

Francisco Matos Paoli, a poet and member of the Nationalist Party, was arrested and imprisoned under the Gag Law.

The scandal sheet published countless exposes until it was shut down in 1927 by the Gag Law.

Passage of Law 53 (the Gag Law)

It should be noted that the "Gag Law" was unique in the United States at that time, and even in Minnesota had only been used on two occasions.

In 1948 it passed Law 53, known as the "Gag Law", which was intended to suppress the Nationalist Party and other opposition.

Paoli was arrested and accused of violating the Ley de la Mordaza (Gag Law).

The bill, also known as the Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza in Spanish) was approved by the legislature on May 21, 1948.

Puerto Rico's Gag Law (Ley de la Mordaza)

This bill, also known as Ley de la Mordaza (Gag Law) and Law 53, received the approval of the legislature on May 21, 1948.