Properties (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legal case
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| gptkbp:caseOutcome |
Expanded civil rights protections
Set a precedent for future civil rights litigation |
| gptkbp:caseTypes |
No. 1
Civil rights case Discussed in legal seminars |
| gptkbp:citedBy |
Subsequent_Supreme_Court_rulings
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
May 10, 1886 Published in legal journals Justices who supported the ruling Struck down discriminatory laws Invalidated_discriminatory_licensing_practices |
| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
1886 |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:Chinese_Exclusion_Act
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Legal battles for racial equality
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Pivotal_in_Asian_American_legal_history
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Yick Wo v. Hopkins
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| gptkbp:impact |
Influenced civil rights legislation
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
Social movements for equality
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| gptkbp:involved |
Hopkins
Yick Wo |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Justice_Matthew_Hale
gptkb:Justice_Stephen_J._Field Constitutional review of state laws Influenced future legal interpretations of equality Justices who opposed the ruling Strengthened the application of the 14th Amendment |
| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:California
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
Civil rights protections
Equal protection under the law Affirmed lower court's ruling Strengthened the 14th Amendment Strict scrutiny standard Discrimination based on race or ethnicity is unconstitutional Foundation for future equality cases Ruling against discriminatory practices Chinese_American_community Significant_for_Asian_American_rights |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
Documented in legal archives
Example of judicial activism 118 U.S. 356 Examined racial discrimination in law Influenced public policy on discrimination. Referenced in law textbooks Relevant to discussions on immigration law First_Supreme_Court_case_to_address_racial_discrimination |
| gptkbp:outcome |
The_court_ruled_in_favor_of_Yick_Wo
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
gptkb:Justice_William_B._Woods
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Subsequent civil rights cases
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| gptkbp:relatedPatent |
gptkb:Plessy_v._Ferguson
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education Implications for state and federal law Racial tensions in 19th century America |
| gptkbp:significance |
Established precedent for equal protection
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| gptkbp:team |
Legacy in civil rights advocacy
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