Legal Opinion
Martinez Ex Rel. Morales v. Bynum
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 2, 1983No. 81-857PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Powell
This case involves a facial challenge to the constitutionality of the Texas residency requirement governing minors who wish to attend public free schools while living apart from their parents or guardians.
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Roberto Morales was born in 1969 in McAllen, Texas, and is thus a United States citizen by birth. His parents are Mexican citizens who reside in Reynosa, Mexico. He left Reynosa in 1977 and returned to McAllen to live with his sister, petitioner Oralia Martinez, for the primary purpose of at*323tending school in the McAllen Independent School District. Although Martinez is now his custodian,…
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