Landmark Decisions: Plyler v. Doe (1982)

The landmark Supreme Court decision affirming undocumented immigrants' right to a free, public K-12 education in the United States, regardless of their legal status.

Hello readers,

Lately, we have seen significant conflict developing between the Executive Branch and the Judicial Branch, especially in regard to cases surrounding the Fourteenth Amendment and the rights it guarantees all persons within the borders of the United States.

Because of this, we feel as though explaining landmark court decisions that established important legal precedents in the past, such as those dealing with the Fourteenth Amendment, will help readers understand the importance of upholding the Constitution in its true form, not just an amorphous form of convenience that shifts with partisan interpretation. The strength of the Constitution lies in its infallibility; when it becomes conceptually subjective, people suffer.

Last weekend, we released an article about United States v Kim Wong Ark (1898), a landmark decision affirming the Constitutional right to birthright citizenship, regardless of the immigration status of a child’s parents.

Today’s case, Plyler v Doe (1982)…