| Hernandez v. Texas | |
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| Argued January 11, 1954 Decided May 3, 1954 | |
| Full case name | Pete Hernandez v. State of Texas |
| Citations | 347 U.S. 475 (more) 74 S. Ct. 667; 98 L. Ed. 866; 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2128 |
| Prior history | Certiorari to the Court of Criminal Appeals for Texas. Hernandez v. State, 160 Tex. Crim. 72, 251 S.W.2d 531, 1952 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 1421 (Tex. Crim. App., 1952) |
| Holding | |
| The Court decided that Mexican Americans and all other racial and national groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
Wikisource has original writing related to this article:
Hernandez v. Texas, 347 U.S. 475 (1954),[1] was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court.[2] In a unanimous ruling, the Court held that Mexican Americans and all other racial or national groups in the United States had equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.[2] The ruling was written by Chief Justice Earl Warren.[2] This was the first case in which Mexican-American lawyers had appeared before the US Supreme Court.[3]
- ↑ "Hernandez v. Texas 347 U.S. 475 (1954)". Justia. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hernandez v. Texas". IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ "Hernandez v. Texas". Bullock Texas State History Museum. Retrieved 23 March 2016.