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DOI: 10.1177/0739986300224003 The Legal Issues Surrounding the TAAS CaseMexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund This article provides an overview of the legal claims made by plaintiffs challenging the State’s required passage of the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) exit-level test for graduation in GI Forum et al. v. Texas Education Agency et al. The plaintiffs filed their case alleging that the State’s graduation requirement violated minority students’ equal protection and due process rights as well as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Educational Opportunity Act. Part 1 of the article summarizes the plaintiffs’ initial complaint and the effect of the court’s pretrial orders on the plaintiffs’ ability to introduce crucial expert evidence to support a pattern of discriminatory State educational policies. Part 2 of the article describes the role of the expert testimony provided at trial for the plaintiffs’ claims and also provides lessons for future litigation.
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