Language Rights and the Law in the United States: Finding Our VoicesThis book is provides a comprehensive review of the legal status of minority languages in the U.S. It also provides the historical and political context for the legal manoeuvring that culminated in landmark civil rights victories. All of the major cases in the U.S. concerning language rights are discussed in detail and in an easily accessible manner to the non-legal audience. The topics range from the English-only movement to consumer law, employment discrimination to international law. |
Contents
Between Tolerance and Hostility | 9 |
The Fourteenth Amendment and its Importance to Language Rights Claims | 23 |
Language Rights During the World War Eras | 30 |
Copyright | |
23 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Language Rights and the Law in the United States: Finding Our Voices Sandra Del Valle Limited preview - 2003 |
Common terms and phrases
agencies Amendment analysis appeal argued bilingual education programs challenged chapter Circuit citizens civil rights claims Congress constitutional context court found criminal culture decided decision defendant defendant's discrimination discriminatory disparate impact district court documents due process Due Process Clause EEOC enforce English language English literacy requirement English-only law English-only rule Equal Protection Clause ethnic foreign language Fourteenth Amendment FSupp funds governmental Hispanic human rights immigrants Indian instruction international law interpreter issue judicial jurors jury language minorities language rights Latino legislation linguistic litigation minority languages national origin Native American native language non-English official language parents peremptory challenges plaintiffs political proficiency prohibited Puerto Rico race racial reason regulations relied Reye Syndrome Rican Rights Act school district Spanish Spanish language Spanish-dominant Spanish-speaking speak statute Supra Supreme Court t]he Terans tion Title VII translation treaties trial court violation Voting Rights Voting Rights Act warnings