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List of Illustrations | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Overview of the U.S. Court System | |
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Structure of this Book | |
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List of Acronyms | |
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Mexican Americans and the Law | |
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Brief History of Mexican Americans and the Law | |
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People v. Zammora (Sleepy Lagoon, 1944) | |
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Securing the Rights of Mexican Americans | |
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The Legal Construction of Mexican American Identity | |
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Hernandez v. Texas (1954) | |
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Other Legal Protections | |
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Theme of the Book | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Educational Equality | |
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Segregation | |
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Mendez v. Westminister School District of Orange County (1946) | |
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Unequal Funding | |
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San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez (1973) | |
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Other Educational Challenges | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Gender and the Law | |
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Reproductive Rights | |
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Madrigal v. Quilligan (1981) | |
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Sexual Harassment and Other Workplace Discrimination | |
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EEOC v. Hacienda Hotel (1989) | |
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Violence, Gender, and Sexual Identity | |
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Aguirre-Cervantes v. INS (2001) | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Law and Language | |
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Early History of Language in the United States | |
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Language as a Civil Rights Issue | |
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Yniguez v. Arizonans for Official English (1995) | |
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Language in the Workplace | |
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Garcia v. Gloor (1980) | |
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Bilingual Education | |
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Serna v. Portales Municipal Schools (1974) | |
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Recent Challenges | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Immigration | |
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Securing the U.S.-Mexico Border | |
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U.S. v. Brignoni-Ponce (1975) | |
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U.S. v. Martinez-Fuerte (1976) | |
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The Challenge of Public Benefits | |
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Plyler v. Doe (1982) | |
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League of United Latin American Citizens v. Wilson (1997) | |
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Other Important Developments | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Voting Rights | |
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Voting Rights Litigation | |
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Reapportionment and Redistricting | |
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White v. Regester (1973) | |
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Redistricting after White | |
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Bush v. Vera (1996) | |
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Combining Forces with African Americans | |
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The Unrealized Hope of Statistical Sampling | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Affirmative Action | |
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Brief History of Affirmative Action | |
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Legal Standards for Reviewing Affirmative Action Programs | |
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Affirmative Action in Institutions of Higher Learning | |
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Hopwood v. State of Texas (1996) | |
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State Initiatives | |
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Coalition for Economic Equity v. Wilson (1997) | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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The Criminal Justice System | |
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Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Jury Exclusion | |
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Hernandez v. Texas (1954) | |
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Hernandez v. New York (1991) | |
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Voluntary Confessions and the Fifth Amendment Right against Self-Incrimination | |
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Miranda v. Arizona (1966) | |
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Sixth Amendment Right to Legal Counsel | |
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Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) | |
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Concluding Thoughts | |
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Discussion Questions | |
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Suggested Readings | |
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Notes | |
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Glossary | |
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List of Websites | |
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Figure Credits | |
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Index | |