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Title: Si Se Puede? Chicago Latinos Speak on Law, the Law School Experience and the Need for an Increased Latino Bar
Citation Type: Journal Article
Publication Year: 2009
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Abstract: When I arrived home that night, I found my mother sobbing uncontrollably on the floor. She collected herself enough to tell me that they had taken Augie, my younger brother, away in handcuffs; that he was a suspect in a murder. I was a freshman in college at the time. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know whom to turn to. We were powerless in enforcing our rights or Augie's rights, and we were at a complete loss for words., Latinos are invariably affected by many of the same legal issues that arise among the U.S. population at large. Indeed, in 1994, Augustin Torres-Linares was arrested and criminally prosecuted under procedures that most defendants and their families face in similarly-situated cases. Yet, the experience affects the Latino individual, and especially the Latino family, in ways it generally does not affect the American mainstream. The legal system is currently being tested through its response to the growing needs of the Latino population, particularly in the Chicago metropolitan area, where there has been an . . .
Url: https://via.library.depaul.edu/jsj/vol2/iss2/7
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Authors: Carlos, Juan Linares
Periodical (Full): DePaul Journal for Social Justice
Issue: 2
Volume: 2
Pages: 321-360
Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Other, Race and Ethnicity
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