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Yick Wo v. Hopkins
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Yick Wo v. Hopkins

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  • Matthews, Stanley
    Stanley Matthews

    …given for the court in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), held that even a law fair and impartial on its face was unconstitutional if it was administered in such a way as to deprive citizens of the equal protection of the laws as required by the 14th Amendment.

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    …given for the court in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886), held that even a law fair and impartial on its face was unconstitutional if it was administered in such a way as to deprive citizens of the equal protection of the laws as required by the 14th Amendment.

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