Fourteenth Amendment

Delgado v. Bastrop Independent School District was a landmark federal court case in Texas that challenged the segregation of Mexican American students in public schools. Filed by Minerva Delgado and other parents with support from civil rights groups like LULAC and the American G.I. Forum, the case…

In Plyler v. Doe, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Texas statutes and school‐district policies denying free public education to children not legally admitted into the United States violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Court applied a rational‐basis standard and…

In a 5–4 vote, the Court held that the Constitution does not confer a fundamental right to education. They determined that a state system funding public schools primarily through local property taxes does not violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This remains true even if…

In the case of Katzenbach v. Morgan, the Supreme Court significantly affirmed Congress's power under Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment. This ruling established Congress's authority to expand individual rights beyond judicial recognition. Specifically, the Court upheld Section 4(e) of…

The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in Hernandez v. Texas held that Mexican Americans and other nationality groups are entitled to equal protection under the Fourteenth Amendment. It struck down the systematic exclusion of them from jury service. The ruling marked the first time the Court…

Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld racial segregation under the doctrine of "separate but equal." The case originated in Louisiana, where state law required separate railway cars for Black and white passengers. Homer Plessy, a man of mixed racial…

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