Hernandez v. Texas
Hernandez v. Texas, 347 U.S. 475 (1954), was a landmark case, "the first and only Mexican-American civil-rights case heard and decided by the United States Supreme Court during the post-World War II period." In a unanimous ruling, the court held that Mexican Americans and all other nationality groups in the United States have equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling was written by Chief Justice Earl Warren. This was the first case in which Mexican-American lawyers had appeared before the Supreme Court.
| Hernandez v. Texas | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| 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 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Hernandez v. State, 160 Tex. Crim. 72, 251 S.W.2d 531 (1952); cert.granted, 346 U.S. 811 (1953). |
| Holding | |
| Mexican Americans and other nationality groups in the United States have equal protection under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Warren, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. XIV | |
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| Chicanos and Mexican Americans |
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