· Washington, D.C. / San Francisco, California
Yick Wo v. Hopkins Decided
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The Supreme Court unanimously held that a facially neutral San Francisco laundry ordinance enforced almost exclusively against Chinese owners violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.
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- law.cornell.edu law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/118/356
- supreme.justia.com supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/118/356