Yick Wo
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Yick Wo was a Chinese immigrant in San Francisco whose challenge to discriminatory enforcement of a city ordinance led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, establishing that laws applied with unequal impact violate the Equal Protection Clause.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yick Wo canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Chinese immigrant
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person ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | Chinese immigrants in San Francisco ⓘ |
| caseCitation | Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalAmendmentInvolved | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Chinese ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| impactOnCivilRights | strengthened protections for racial minorities under equal protection doctrine ⓘ |
| impactOnLaw | set precedent against racially discriminatory law enforcement ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOfCase | United States Supreme Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalCase | Yick Wo v. Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
discriminatory enforcement of a city ordinance
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equal protection under the law ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeSignificance |
established that laws applied with unequal impact can violate the Equal Protection Clause
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expanded interpretation of the Equal Protection Clause to cover discriminatory application of facially neutral laws ⓘ |
| legalRightAsserted | Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStrategy | challenged selective enforcement of licensing ordinance ⓘ |
| locationOfLegalCase | San Francisco, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the named party in the U.S. Supreme Court case Yick Wo v. Hopkins
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challenging discriminatory enforcement of a San Francisco ordinance ⓘ |
| occupation | laundry operator ⓘ |
| operatedBusinessType | laundry ⓘ |
| residence | San Francisco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInLegalCase | plaintiff ⓘ |
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