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Plyler v. Doe (1982) and Jurisdiction

By jonathanturley

-Submitted by David Drumm (Nal), Guest Blogger Plyler v. Doe was a case in which the Supreme Court decided that, under the Equal Protection Clause, Texas could not deny the children of undocumented aliens access to public schools. The vote was 5-4. More interestingly, by a vote of 9-0, the court addressed the meaning of “jurisdiction” [...]

Full post as published by Res ipsa loquitur on March 05, 2011 (boomark / email).