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Before Torruella, Circuit Judge, Siler, *fn1 Senior Circuit Judge, and Howard, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees, Andrés Guillemard-Ginorio (“Guillemard”) and his wife, Mar¡a Noble-Fern ndez (“Noble”), along with their jointly-owned insurance agency, Lone Star Insurance Producers, Inc. (“Lone Star”), brought suit against defendants-appellants, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico (“OIC”) and two consecutive Insurance Commissioners, Ferm¡n Contreras-Gómez (“Contreras”) and Dorelisse Juarbe-Jiménez (“Juarbe”), individually and in their official capacities, alleging, inter alia, that defendants investigated and sanctioned them for purported Insurance Code violations solely because of their political affiliation with the New Progressive Party (“NPP”). The complaint included federal claims under the First and Fourteenth Amendments pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“§ 1983″) along with supplemental claims for relief under the Commonwealth Constitution. Following a jury trial, plaintiffs were awarded a $4.7 million money judgment as well as permanent injunctive relief. It is from this judgment, the permanent injunction, and the denial of their post-trial motions, that defendants now appeal.

Defendants raise numerous grounds for relief. After careful consideration, finding none meritorious, we affirm.

 
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