Overview
The experience of Mexican Americans in the United States has been marked by oppression at the hands of the legal system but it has also benefited from successful appeals to the same system. Mexican Americans and the Law illustrates how Mexican Americans have played crucial roles in mounting legal challenges regarding issues that directly affect their political, educational, and socioeconomic status. Each chapter highlights historical contexts, relevant laws, and policy concerns for a specific issue and features abridged versions of significant state and federal cases involving Mexican Americans. Beginning with People v. Zammora (1940), the trial that was a precursor to the Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles during World War II, the authors lead students through some of the most important and precedent-setting cases in American law: - Educational equality: from segregation concerns in Mendez v. Westminster (1946) to unequal funding in San Antonio Independent School District vs. Rodriguez (1973) - Gender issues: reproductive rights in Madrigal v. Quilligan (1981), workplace discrimination in EEOC v. Hacienda Hotel (1989), sexual violence in Aguirre-Cervantes v. INS (2001) - Language rights: Yniguez v. Arizonans for Official English (1995), Garcia v. Gloor (1980), Serna v. Portales Municipal Schools (1974) - Immigration-: search and seizure questions in U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) and U.S. v. Martinez-Fuerte (1976); public benefits issues in Plyler v. Doe (1982) and League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wilson (1997) - Voting rights: redistricting in White v. Regester (1973) and Bush v. Vera (1996) - Affirmative action: Hopwood v. State of Texas (1996) and Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson (1997) - Criminal justice issues: equal protection in Hernandez v. Texas (1954); jury service in Hernandez v. New York (1991); self incrimination in Miranda v. Arizona (1966); access to legal counsel in Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) With coverage as timely as the 2003 Supreme Court decision on affirmative action, Mexican Americans and the Law offers invaluable insight into legal issues that have impacted Mexican Americans, other Latinos, other racial minorities, and all Americans. Discussion questions, suggested readings, and Internet sources help students better comprehend the intricacies of law.
Full Product Details
Author: Reynaldo Anaya Valencia ,
Sonia R. Garcia ,
Henry Flores ,
Juarez, Jose Roberto, Jr
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Imprint: University of Arizona Press
Edition: abridged Edition
Dimensions:
Width: 14.50cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 21.70cm
Weight: 0.369kg
ISBN: 9780816522798
ISBN 10: 0816522790
Pages: 197
Publication Date: 30 March 2004
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An invaluable resource for anyone interested in law and the Mexican American experience, taken together or independently. Highly recommended. -- Choice
An invaluable resource for anyone interested in law and the Mexican American experience, taken together or independently. Highly recommended. Choice
An invaluable resource for anyone interested in law and the Mexican American experience, taken together or independently. Highly recommended. <i>Choice</i>
Author Information
Sonia R. García is a professor of political science at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. Henry Flores is a professor of political sciencl at St. Mary's University in San Antonio. José Roberto Juárez Jr. is a professor of law at St. Mary's University in San Antonio.
