María Bernadette-Estevez v. Yira Silva-Bonilla

María Bernadette Estévez v. Yira Silva Bonilla, et als. (Civil Case No. AU2022-CV-00577) is a defamation lawsuit filed in the Aguadilla Superior Court against a mother, Yira Silva Bonilla. The lawsuit stems from the mother's social media posts in which she alleged that her seven-year-old son with autism and his service dog were denied entry to a school meeting. The ACLU of Puerto Rico, representing the mother, has filed multiple motions to dismiss based on freedom of speech (First Amendment), but these efforts have been overruled by the court. The ACLU of Puerto Rico reached an agreement between the parties.