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Hernandez v. Texas

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Hernandez v. Texas was a landmark case decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. This case is significant as it was the first time the Supreme Court ruled that Mexican Americans and other racial groups were entitled to equal protection under the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The case arose when Pete Hernandez, a Mexican American agricultural worker, was convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Jackson County, Texas. Hernandez argued that he was denied his 14th Amendment rights to equal protection under the law because Mexican Americans were systematically excluded from serving on juries in the county. The Supreme Court agreed with Hernandez and ruled in a unanimous decision that the exclusion of Mexican Americans from serving on juries violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

The Hernandez v. Texas case was a significant victory for civil rights and marked an important step towards ending racial discrimination in the United States. It also paved the way for future cases challenging discrimination based on race and ethnicity.