Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
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Statements (20)
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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| gptkbp:citation |
118 U.S. 356
numerous later civil rights cases |
| gptkbp:date |
1886-05-10
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| gptkbp:decidedBy |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:defendant |
gptkb:Hopkins
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| gptkbp:fullName |
gptkb:Yick_Wo_v._Hopkins
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| gptkbp:heldBy |
Laws that are race-neutral on their face, but administered in a prejudicial manner, are unconstitutional.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886)
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| gptkbp:impact |
Set precedent for equal protection under the law regardless of citizenship
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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| gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy |
gptkb:Justice_Stanley_Matthews
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| gptkbp:plaintiff |
gptkb:Yick_Wo
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| gptkbp:relatedLegislation |
San Francisco laundry ordinance
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| gptkbp:subject |
gptkb:Equal_Protection_Clause
gptkb:Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution racial discrimination |
| gptkbp:unanimousDecision |
true
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Yick_Wo_v._Hopkins
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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