Plyler v. Doe

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Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legal case
gptkbp:advocacy gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkbp:caseOutcome Expanded educational access
Increased enrollment of undocumented students
Influenced state laws on education
Promoted discussions on immigration policy
Invalidated_state_law_provisions
gptkbp:caseTypes Civil rights case
gptkbp:citedBy Subsequent_Supreme_Court_decisions
gptkbp:consequences State education policies
gptkbp:court Published in legal journals
Set a standard for future cases
Majority ruled in favor of plaintiffs
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 15, 1982
gptkbp:filedIn November 12, 1981
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in law reviews
gptkbp:historicalContext Post-1970s immigration debates
gptkbp:historicalEvent Originated_in_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Plyler v. Doe
gptkbp:impact Increased access to public education for undocumented children
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Justice_William_H._Rehnquist
Supreme_Court_review_of_state_law
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legalStatus Constitutional law
Equal protection under the law
Unconstitutional discrimination
Affirmed the right to education regardless of immigration status
Education rights for undocumented immigrants
Analyzed in legal textbooks
Equal protection vs. state interests
Immigration and education rights
gptkbp:notableEvent Immigration and Nationality Act
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Justice_Sandra_Day_O'Connor
Documented in legal archives
Examined by legal scholars
Used in law school curricula
Landmark decision in education law
457 U.S. 202
Influenced advocacy for immigrant rights
Relevant to immigration law debates
gptkbp:outcome Struck_down_Texas_law_denying_funding_for_education_to_undocumented_children
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Plyler,_Texas_Education_Agency
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:precedent gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause_of_the_Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkbp:publicAccess Influenced public policy on education
Support for immigrant education rights
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:San_Antonio_Independent_School_District_v._Rodriguez
Broader implications for civil rights
Cases involving immigrant rights
gptkbp:significance Set a precedent for educational rights
gptkbp:team Legacy in education law
gptkbp:voterTurnout 5-4