But it taxes our credulity to say that mere chance resulted in their [sic] being no members of this class among the over six
thousand jurors called in the past 25 years. The result bespeaks
discrimination, ... [Hernandez's] only claim is the right to be
indicted and tried by juries from which all members of his class
are not systematically excluded-juries selected from among all
qualified persons regardless of national origin or descent. To this
much, he is entitled by the Constitution.
-Chief Justice Earl Warren, Hernandez v Texas May 3, 1954
How did this Supreme Court decision affect judicial interoretations of the Constitution?
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By expanding the right of religious freedom
By limiting free expression
By eliminating due process protections
By expanding equal protection rights