Latinx Representation in Justice
The first Latina U.S. Supreme Court Justice:
Sonia Sotomayor
This case required police to inform suspects of their right to remain silent:
Miranda v. Arizona
racial profiling
This Puerto Rican rapper uses his platform to protest corruption and advocate for LGBTQ+ and women's rights in Puerto Rico:
Bad Bunny
This voting rights law has been used to protect Latinx voters from discrimination at the polls:
The Voting Rights Act
This Bronx-born congresswoman is known by her initials AOC and advocates for criminal justice reform:
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
This amendment guarantees birthright citizenship, a key issue for many Latinx immigrants and their U.S.-born children.
What is the 14th amendment
Latinx families often experience limited access to healthcare and education due to this persistent economic condition:
socioeconomic inequality and/or poverty
This actress and activist from Jane the Virgin has spoken out about immigrant rights:
Gina Rodriguez
This national civil rights group advocates for Latinx rights in education, voting, and immigration:
UnidosUS
This New Mexico governor signed legislation to protect immigrant rights and expand voting access:
Michelle Lujan Grisham
This 1954 case ended the exclusion of Mexican Americans from juries:
Hernandez v. Texas
Deportation fears that keep families from seeking healthcare are an example of…
chilling effect: describes a situation where a threatening environment created by a law or policy discourages people from accessing services or exercising rights, even when they're legally entitled to them
This Netflix series follows a Columbian teen wrongly accused of murder, highlighting issues with policing and due process:
"On My Block" (Cesar's Storyline)
These protests erupted in Los Angeles in June 2025 speaking against
What are the June 2025 L.A. immigration/anti‐ICE raids protests?
This organization, founded in 1968, is a leading legal advocacy group focused on advancing the civil rights of Latinos in the United States.
What is Maldef?
This 2012 immigration policy protects certain immigrant youth (often called Dreamers) from deportation and provides eligibility for work authorization
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
This U.S. law passed in 1996 expanded reasons for deportation and removed many due process protections for immigrants.
What is the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA
This Afro-Dominican actress, known for her role in Orange Is the New Black, has spoken out about Afro-Latinidad and prison injustice.
Who is Dascha Polanco?
In California, a coalition of Latinx families won a settlement to improve disability services for children, thanks to a lawsuit led by this legal aid group.
What is Public Counsel?
He was the first Puerto Rican appointed as a federal judge in the continental U.S. in 1961.
Who is Reynaldo G. Garza?
This U.S. territory, home to over 3 million Latinx residents, allows its citizens to be drafted and pay some federal taxes, but not vote for president.
What is Peurto Rico?
This long-standing practice denied mortgages to Latinx families based on the racial makeup of their neighborhoods:
redlining: the discriminatory denial of services, such as mortgages & insurance, to residents of certain neighborhoods, often based on their race or ethnicity
This Colombian-American pop star used her platform to support DACA recipients and bring attention to immigration issues at the 2020 VMAs.
Who is Kali Uchis?
This state law bars the state of California from securing a criminal conviction or imposing a sentence based on race, ethnicity, or national origin, and allows defendants to challenge cases using statistical disparities or evidence of bias.
What is the California Racial Justice Act of 2020