Focus (Forum & Focus)
Aug. 22, 2008
How an Unassuming Hero Cleared the Way for an Important Legal Tool
The sacrifices of a 1970s farmworker eventually established a procedure that has been used to protect the rights of political radicals, women and gay men far from the dusty Kern County fields, writes Elaine Elinson. - Forum Column
By Elaine Elinson
This article appears on Page 6
When farmworker Lupe Murguia was hauled into court for the umpteenth time for picketing too close to the edge of a vineyard in the summer of 1973, he was not thinking about making legal history. His mind was on the grape growers' latest attempt to crush the United Farm Workers union by signing sweetheart contracts with the Teamsters. The veteran organ...
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