Martha Sandoval

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Martha Sandoval is the plaintiff whose challenge to Alabama's English-only driver's license policy led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Alexander v. Sandoval on private enforcement of disparate-impact regulations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil rights litigant
person
plaintiff
allegedDiscriminationBasis national origin
allegedDiscriminationType disparate impact
assertedRightsUnder Title VI implementing regulations
caseCitation Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U.S. 275 (2001) NERFINISHED
caseFiledIn federal court in Alabama
caseOutcomeAtSupremeCourt claim under Title VI disparate-impact regulations held not privately enforceable
caseReached Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED
challengedPolicy Alabama English-only driver’s license examination policy NERFINISHED
countryOfResidence United States of America
surface form: United States
jurisdictionOfUnderlyingPolicy Alabama Department of Public Safety NERFINISHED
languageRelatedIssue access to driver’s license test for non-English speakers
legalIssueInvolved Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 NERFINISHED
disparate-impact regulations
private right of action under Title VI regulations
legalSignificanceOfCase important precedent on implied private rights of action
limited private enforcement of disparate-impact regulations under Title VI
notableFor challenge to Alabama’s English-only driver’s license policy
opposedPolicyOf State of Alabama NERFINISHED
partyIn Alexander v. Sandoval NERFINISHED
policyEffectOnHer inability to take driver’s license exam in Spanish
representedBy civil rights attorneys
roleInCase plaintiff in Alexander v. Sandoval

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Alexander v. Sandoval respondent Martha Sandoval