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Civil Rights

May 28, 2026

Downtown LA courthouse renamed for Mendez family [VIDEOS]

A downtown Los Angeles federal courthouse was renamed Wednesday for the Mendez family, whose landmark school desegregation case helped lay the groundwork for Brown v. Board of Education.

Downtown LA courthouse renamed for Mendez family [VIDEOS]
Sylvia Mendez, Judge Dolly M. Gee and U.S. Rep. Jimmy Gomez

A federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles received a new name Wednesday, honoring civil rights activists whose legal fight against school segregation for Mexican Americans in California helped pave the way for Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that outlawed racial segregation in public schools nationwide.

The building at 350 W. First St., commonly referred to as the First Street Courthouse since the fe...

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