Hernandez v. Texas

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:case_types civil rights case
Supreme Court records
No. 155
gptkbp:court criminal court
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:memorial
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hernandez v. Texas
gptkbp:impact gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal textbooks
347 U. S. 475 (1954)
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:Pete_Hernandez
gptkb:State_of_Texas
gptkbp:is_standardized_by strict scrutiny
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_William_O._Douglas
gptkb:Justice_Byron_White
gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkb:Justice_Felix_Frankfurter
gptkb:Justice_Hugo_Black
gptkb:Justice_Earl_Warren
gptkb:Justice_John_Marshall_Harlan_II
gptkbp:judging_criteria December 15, 1954
gptkbp:legal_issue gptkb:14th_Amendment
discrimination
systematic exclusion of Mexican Americans from juries
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:location gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:outcome law schools
legal scholars
unanimous decision
reversal of conviction
discrimination in jury selection
overturned conviction
subsequent civil rights legislation
ongoing discussions about race and justice
increased awareness of racial discrimination
victory for Hernandez
gptkbp:precedent equal protection under the law
discrimination cases
gptkbp:significance first case to extend the 14th Amendment protections to Mexican Americans
gptkbp:year gptkb:1954
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constance_Baker_Motley
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4