Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund

Voting Rights Act Extension of 1975: Expands Protection to Language Minorities Including Latino, Asian, and Native American Voters

1975-08-06 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

President Gerald Ford signed the Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1975, extending the VRA’s special provisions for seven years and dramatically expanding its scope to protect language minorities—including Latino, Asian American, Native American, and Alaska Native voters. The amendments …

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San Antonio v. Rodriguez - Supreme Court Upholds Property Tax School Funding, Entrenches Inequality

1973-03-21 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

On March 21, 1973, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez that the Texas school finance system—which relied on local property taxes and created vast spending disparities between wealthy and poor districts—did not violate the Equal Protection Clause. The …

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