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Plessy V Ferguson

Plessy V Ferguson

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Plessy V Ferguson

Case Name, Citation, and Author:

Plessy v Ferguson,163 US 537 (1896),Henry Billings Brown

Procedural History:

The decision of judge Ferguson was appealed by the committee of citizen. It was appealed in Louisiana supreme court. Supreme court of the state affirmed the case, and petition was entered on behalf of plessy. Committe petitioned to the U.S Supreme Court, and the court approved certiorari.

Facts:

Separate railway cars were permitted through Louisiana state law for the Caucasians and African Americans. Homer Plessy, approximately one-eighth of African American, was considered African American under the legislation. Plessy was asked after having the Caucasian section seat, to use African American railway car. Plessy refused to do so and in response he was imprisoned. Afterward, Plessy along with the committee of citizen filed the case against his arrest and conviction, where judge Ferguson affirmed the case.

Issue and Holding:

Is the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause unviolated while making the separate railway cars for African Americans? Yes.

Rule:

Violation over the Equal Protection Clause through the racial classification does not hold as long as it makes sure that the accommodations for public is separated but on the basis of equality.

Reasoning:

The law is considered as constitutional by the supreme court because if each race is acquiring civil rights equally whether separately, no race will be considered as inferior on any level. On the basis of this law, separation of railway car cannot be considered as inferiority for any race as it is separated on equal basis.

Judgement:

The case was affirmed and The Louisiana State law was considered lawful.

Notes:

According to the judges in accordance with the amendment, it is not deemed but amendment not always help to understand the fact. As a fact, last amendments were made when white were superior and black were facing slavery and inferiority. The amendment, therefore cannot be implemented in contemporary time. There is a need to improve or renew the amendment to increase equality between different races.

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