Description
Book SynopsisA historical overview and analysis of fourteen landmark Supreme Court cases that have significantly affected Latino rights in such areas as education, the administration of criminal justice, voting rights, employment, and immigration.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- A. The Fuller Court (1888-1910)
- 1. Botiller v. Dominguez (1889), Mexican Land Grants, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- B. The Taft Court (1921-1930)
- 2. Balzac v. Porto [sic] Rico (1922), the Insular Cases (1901), and Puerto Rico's Status in the American Legal System
- C. The Warren Court (1953-1969)
- 3. Hernandez v. Texas (1954) and the Exclusion of Mexican-Americans from Grand Juries
- 4. Katzenbach v. Morgan (1966) and Voting Rights of Puerto Ricans with Limited English Proficiency
- 5. Miranda v. Arizona (1966) and the Rights of the Criminally Accused
- D. The Burger Court (1969-1986)
- 6. San Antonio ISD v. Rodriguez (1973) and the Search for Equality in School Funding
- 7. Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co. (1973) and "National Origin" Discrimination in Employment
- 8. United States v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975), Law and Order on the Border
- 9. Plyler v. Doe (1982) and Educating Children of Illegal Aliens
- E. The Rehnquist Court (1986-2005)
- 10. INS v. Cardoza-Fonseca (1987), Refugees, and Political Asylum
- 11. U.S. v. Verdugo-Urquidez (1990) and Limits to the Applicability of the Bill of Rights Geographically and as to Only "The People"
- 12. Hernandez v. New York (1991) and the Exclusion of Bilingual Jurors
- 13. Johnson v. DeGrandy (1994), Cuban-Americans, and Voting Rights in the American Legal System
- 14. Alexander v. Sandoval (2001), Title VI, and the Court's Refusal to Consider the Validity of English-Only Laws or Rules
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List of Cases
- Featured Supreme Court Cases and Lower Court Companion Cases
- Other Supreme Court Cases
- Other Federal Cases
- Other Cases
- Index
