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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 furors 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 interpretations of the Constitution? A. By expanding equal protection rights B By eliminating due process protections C By limiting free expression D By expanding the right of religious freedom
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The Supreme Court decision in Hernandez v. Texas (1954) expanded equal protection rights under the Constitution by ruling that systematic exclusion of individuals from juries based on national origin or descent constituted discrimination. Therefore, the correct answer is A) By expanding equal protection rights.