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 "MA(c)ndez v.
Westminster" (1946) to unequal funding in "San Antonio Independent
School District vs. RodrA-guez" (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: "AAiguez v. Arizonans for Official English"
(1995), "GarcA-a 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. MartA-nez-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.
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