1886
Yick Wo v. Hopkins
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 …
San Francisco, California, CA
Asian American
Jim Crow
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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 Americans[2]. This decision established early protections against discriminatory enforcement of laws targeting minority communities[2].
