A 1947 federal court case that challenged Mexican remedial schools in Orange County, California. In its ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the forced segregation of Mexican American students into separate Mexican schools was unconstitutional and unlawful.

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

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A 1947 federal court case that challenged Mexican remedial schools in Orange County, California. In its ruling, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the forced segregation of Mexican American students into separate “Mexican schools” was unconstitutional and unlawful.

A	Mendez v. Westminster
B	Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
C	Edgewood ISD v. Kirby
D	Brown v. Board of Education

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, the Mendez case ended as the first successful federal school desegregation decision in the nation. This decision shielded only children of Mexican ancestry from public school segregation in California under its current laws.

Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. McCormick agreed with the plaintiffs and ordered that the school districts cease their “discriminatory practices against the pupils of Mexican descent in the public schools."

Detailed explanation-3: -The courts ruled in favor of the Mendez family and their co-plaintiffs in California, finding segregated schools to be unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-4: -Less well-known is the 1947 Mendez v. Westminster decision, which ended de jure segregation of Mexican-Americans in California-a group that had long been segregated into separate schools and classrooms throughout the Southwest.

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SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE