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Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases. Cherokee nation vs. georgia. Who?- Cherokee People and the state of Georgia What?- Cherokee sought for the federal government to uplift laws based by the state of Georgia that deprived them of rights When?- 1831 Where?- Georgia

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Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

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  1. Landmark Civil Rights Court Cases

  2. Cherokee nation vs. georgia • Who?- Cherokee People and the state of Georgia • What?- Cherokee sought for the federal government to uplift laws based by the state of Georgia that deprived them of rights • When?- 1831 • Where?- Georgia • Why?- Do Native Americans have the same protection under the law as all other citizens? • Impact- The Supreme Court did not hear the case because they ruled that the Cherokee were a dependent nation and under different jurisdiction

  3. Brown vs. board of education • Who?- 3rd grader Linda Brown was bussed 21 blocks from her house to a segregated school • What?- Separate public schools for African Americans (segregation) • When?- 1954 • Where?- Topeka, Kansas • Why?- Does racial segregation of public schools deny children equal protection under the law? • Impact- Desegregation of public schools

  4. Plessy Vs. ferguson • Who?- Homer Plessy • What?- The Separate Car Act state law in Louisiana (segregation) in passenger railroad cars • When?- 1896 • Where?- New Orleans, Louisiana • Why?- Does this state law violate the 13th and/or the 14th amendment? • Impact- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Louisiana Law

  5. Mendez vs. westminster • Who?- Gonzalo Mendez was not allowed to register at Wesminster Main School, an all-white school • What?- Separate public schools for Mexican and Latin descent children (segregation) • When?- 1945 • Where?- Orange County, California • Why?- Does segregation of Mexican-American children deny them equal protection under the law? • Impact- Ruled that segregation was unconstitutional

  6. Delgado vs. bastropi.s.d. • Who?- Mexican American children in various school districts • What?- Segregation of Mexican American children in public schools • When?- 1948 • Where?- Del Rio, Texas • Why?- Does segregation of Mexican American children violate their equal protection under the law? • Impact- Court ruled in favor of the state law and Mexican Americans remained segregated

  7. Sweatt vs. painter • Who?- Hermann Sweatt and the University of Texas • What?- Sweatt wanted acceptance to the University’s law school • When?- 1950 • Where?- University of Texas, Austin • Why?- Does the 14th Amendment permit states to provide separate law schools based on race? • Impact- Supreme Court ruled in favor of Sweatt and he was admitted into the University of Texas Law School

  8. Hernandez vs. Texas • Who?- Pete Hernandez commits murder • What?- The jury that found Hernandez guilty and sentenced to life prison was an all Anglo jury • When?- 1951 • Where?- Jackson County, Texas • Why?- Was Hernandez denied equal protection under the law because it was an all Anglo jury even though 14% of the community was of Mexican descent? • Impact- Justice Earl Warren overturned the conviction because the jury was not representative and excluded Mexican from serving

  9. Tinker vs. des moines • Who?- Students (Mary Beth Tinker and others) • What?- Students protested the Vietnam War by wearing black armbands to school and the students were suspended for violating a school rule • When?- 1969 • Where?- Des Moines, Iowa • Why?- Is wearing armbands to school to protest a freedom of speech protected under the 1st amendment? • Impact- U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the students and their first amendment right

  10. Edgewood i.s.d. vs. kirby • Who?- Demetrio Rodriguez and other parents with students in Edgewood I.S.D • What?- Texas public school finances between school districts (funding based on property taxes) • When?- 1968 • Where?- San Antonio, Texas • Why?- Does the difference in funding between school districts create unequal learning opportunities? • Impact- The Texas Supreme Court ruled in favor of Edgewood I.S.D. stating that children living in poor districts had less access to an equal education

  11. Wisconsin vs. yoder • Who?- Jonas Yoder, Wallace Miller, and AdinYutzy (Amish) • What?- Students were charged with violating a state law that required compulsory school attendance • When?- 1972 • Where?- Green County, Wisconsin • Why?- Can a state law require that children attend school (violating the Amish rights under the 1st amendment/free exercise of religion)? • Impact- The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Amish children. The state law violates the children’s 1st amendment right.

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