Lau v. Nichols

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:aftermath Increased funding for ESL programs
gptkbp:caseOutcome January 21, 1974
Increased awareness of language barriers
Significant for minority rights
Established precedent for language access
Supreme_Court_archives
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
73-2
gptkbp:citedBy 414 U.S. 563
gptkbp:claims Lack_of_English_instruction
gptkbp:court gptkb:San_Francisco_Unified_School_District
Unanimous decision
Schools must accommodate language needs
Sufficient resources provided
Chinese_American_students
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
January 21, 1974
gptkbp:education Changes in school district policies
gptkbp:educational_programs Mandated ESL programs
gptkbp:historical_analysis Impact on language minority students
gptkbp:historicalContext Bilingual education movement
gptkbp:historicalEvent Filed in 1971
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lau v. Nichols
gptkbp:impact gptkb:Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
Justice Harry Blackmun
In favor of the plaintiffs
Supreme_Court_review
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
Language discrimination
Equal access to education
Equal educational opportunity
Strengthened language rights
Violation_of_Title_VI_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act
gptkbp:notableEvent Bilingual Education Act
gptkbp:notableFeature Available in legal archives
Frequently discussed in legal forums
Used in law schools
Legal scholars' reviews
Continues to influence education law
Influence on future education policy
Influenced state education policies
gptkbp:outcome Schools_must_provide_English_language_instruction
gptkbp:precedent Educational_rights_for_non-English_speakers
gptkbp:publicAccess Support for language rights
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Plyler_v._Doe
gptkb:Castaneda_v._Pickard
Broader civil rights implications
gptkbp:significance Landmark case in education law
gptkbp:team Foundation for future language rights cases