1923 - Meyer vs. The
State of Nebraska
Forbade the teaching in school
of any language other than English until the pupil has passed the eight grade
1925 - Pierce vs. Society
of Sisters
Court invalidated an Oregon Law
that had compelled attendance at public schools and as a result people could attend private schools
1927 - Foundation of
LULAC
1927 - Farrington vs. Tokushige
Argued against Acts of the Legislature
of Hawaii
1944 - Mo Hock Ke Lok Po vs. Stainback
Parents have the right to have
their children taught in a foreign language
1954 - Brown vs. Board
of Education
Desegregation of public schools
1974 - Lau vs. Nichols
Discrimination amongst students
on account of race or national origin, in this case Chinese, is controlled
1974 - Serna vs. Portales Municipal Schools
Court provides an adequate relief
program for Spanish-surnamed children
1981 - Castaņeda vs.
Pickard
Students
were discriminated in a Texas school and their rights were violated because schools fail to provide a fair bilingual program
1983 - Keyes vs. School
District #1
All school districts were determined responsible for regulations that resulted in racial
isolation, including schools in racially isolated neighborhoods and gerrymandered attendance zones. This was the first court
decision to recognize the right Latinos had to attend desegregated educational settings
