1886

Yick Wo v. Hopkins

San Francisco, California, CA

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The Supreme Court ruled that a law not discriminatory on its face but administered in a discriminatory way violates the Equal Protection Clause[2]. The case involved a Chinese laundryman, Yick Wo, who was denied a permit under San Francisco's wooden structure ordinance that was enforced selectively against Asian …

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