Latinos and American Law: Landmark Supreme Court CasesUniversity of Texas Press, 3. 6. 2009 - Počet stran: 251 To achieve justice and equal protection under the law, Latinos have turned to the U.S. court system to assert and defend their rights. Some of these cases have reached the United States Supreme Court, whose rulings over more than a century have both expanded and restricted the legal rights of Latinos, creating a complex terrain of power relations between the U.S. government and the country's now-largest ethnic minority. To map this legal landscape, Latinos and American Law examines fourteen landmark Supreme Court cases that have significantly affected Latino rights, from Botiller v. Dominguez in 1889 to Alexander v. Sandoval in 2001. Carlos Soltero organizes his study chronologically, looking at one or more decisions handed down by the Fuller Court (1888-1910), the Taft Court (1921-1930), the Warren Court (1953-1969), the Burger Court (1969-1986), and the Rehnquist Court (1986-2005). For each case, he opens with historical and legal background on the issues involved and then thoroughly discusses the opinion(s) rendered by the justices. He also offers an analysis of each decision's significance, as well as subsequent developments that have affected its impact. Through these case studies, Soltero demonstrates that in dealing with Latinos over issues such as education, the administration of criminal justice, voting rights, employment, and immigration, the Supreme Court has more often mirrored, rather than led, the attitudes and politics of the larger U.S. society. |
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... involving Latinos/Hispanics / Carlos R. Soltero. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13: 978-0-292-71310-9 (cl. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-292-71310-x isbn-13: 978-0-292-71411-3 (pbk. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-292 ...
... involving Latinos/Hispanics. Of interest are not only the rulings themselves, but also the interaction between Latino/Hispanic individuals and communities in the United States and the American legal system. Through areas such as ...
... involving constitutional or other federal issues are also reviewed from the courts of the states and other jurisdictions. The American legal system developed from the British common law system, and therefore traces its roots to a source ...
... involve constitutional issues, others do not. Some involve interpretations of legal statutes such as Title VI or Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This distinction is signifi ...
... involving different predominant religious views, as well as at the economic or political level. How this group has ... involving Latinos/Hispanics in the American legal system. Nor does the book attempt to address every issue involving ...
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C THE WARREN COURT 19531969 | 35 |
3 Hernandez v Texas 1954 and the Exclusion of MexicanAmericans from Grand Juries | 37 |
4 Katzenbach v Morgan 1966 and Voting Rights of Puerto Ricans with Limited English Proficiency | 48 |
E THE REHNQUIST COURT 19862005 | 133 |
10 INS v CardozaFonseca 1987 Refugees and Political Asylum | 135 |
11 US v VerdugoUrquidez 1990 and Limits to the Applicability of the Bill of Rights Geographically and as to Only The People | 145 |
12 Hernandez v New York 1991 and the Exclusion of Bilingual Jurors | 157 |
13 Johnson v DeGrandy 1994 CubanAmericans and Voting Rights in the American Legal System | 171 |
14 Alexander v Sandoval 2001 Title VI and the Courts Refusal to Consider the Validity of EnglishOnly Laws or Rules | 185 |
Conclusion | 195 |
Notes | 201 |
5 Miranda v Arizona 1966 and the Rights of the Criminally Accused | 61 |
D THE BURGER COURT 19691986 | 75 |
6 San Antonio ISD v Rodriguez 1973 and the Search for Equality in School Funding | 77 |
7 Espinoza v Farah Mfg Co 1973 and National Origin Discrimination in Employment | 95 |
8 United States v BrignoniPonce 1975 Law and Order on the Border | 107 |
9 Plyler v Doe 1982 and Educating Children of Illegal Aliens | 118 |
Bibliography | 217 |
List of Cases | 223 |
Cases Mentioned | 229 |
General Index | 233 |