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Posted on: September 19th, 2007
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“The landmark Supreme Court case Hernandez v. Texas has implications for the civil rights of Mexican-Americans today, author Michael Olivas said at a Tuesday discussion at the Texas Union.
Olivas said that although the case is often overlooked because of its timing right before the Brown v. Board of Education case in 1954, it was the first and only Mexican-American civil rights case ever taken to the Supreme Court.
“This was a significant case,” said Deborah Duval, community relations specialist at UT. “It opened doors for Hispanics to serve on juries and to have civil rights.”"
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