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Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974)
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Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974)
Lau v. Nichols No. 72-6520 Argued December 10, 1973 Decided January 21, 1974 414 U.S. 563
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
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The failure of the San Francisco school system to provide English language instruction to approximately 1,800 students of Chinese ancestry who do not speak English, or to provide them with other adequate instructional procedures, denies them a meaningful opportunity to participate in the public educational program, and thus violates § 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which bans discrimination based "on the ground of race, color, or national origin," in "any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance," and the implementing regulations of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Pp. 565-569.
483 F.2d 791, reversed and remanded.
DOUGLAS, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which BRENNAN, MARSHALL, POWELL, and REHNQUIST, JJ., joined. STEWART, J., filed an opinion concurring in the result, in which BURGER, C.J., and BLACKMUN, J., joined, post, p. 569. WHITE, J., concurred in the result. BLACKMUN, J., filed an opinion concurring in the result, in which BURGER, C.J., joined, post, p. 571.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974) in 414 U.S. 563 414 U.S. 564. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TVNUN5FWZKM15YB.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974), in 414 U.S. 563, page 414 U.S. 564. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TVNUN5FWZKM15YB.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Lau v. Nichols, 414 U.S. 563 (1974). cited in 1974, 414 U.S. 563, pp.414 U.S. 564. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=TVNUN5FWZKM15YB.
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