Yick Wo v. Hopkins

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation 118 U.S. 356
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date May 10, 1886
gptkbp:decidedBy gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:defendant gptkb:Hopkins
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Yick_Wo_v._Hopkins,_118_U.S._356_(1886)
gptkbp:heldBy Laws that are race-neutral on their face but administered in a prejudicial manner violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yick Wo v. Hopkins
gptkbp:location gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy gptkb:Stanley_Matthews
gptkbp:plaintiff gptkb:Yick_Wo
gptkbp:predecessor cases involving discriminatory law enforcement
gptkbp:principle Equal protection applies to all persons, not just citizens.
gptkbp:relatedTo Chinese laundry owners
discriminatory enforcement of ordinances
gptkbp:subject gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment
gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause
racial discrimination
due process
gptkbp:unanimousDecision true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5