text: Mark Tushnet contrasts this case with Lochner, as both concern a state law ruling making voluntary contracts illegal.
full_question: Mark Tushnet contrasts this case with Lochner, as both concern a state law ruling making voluntary contracts illegal. The majority opinion in this case differentiates the law in question from the arbitrary powers granted to a municipality that were struck down in Yick Wo v. Hopkins. This case arose due to the actions of a “Citizens’ Committee” that employed the lawyer Albion Tourgee. John Harlan’s lone dissent in this case stated that “There is no caste here.” This case arose when an octoroon boarded a “Whites Only” car in a train departing from New Orleans. For 10 points, name this 1896 Supreme Court case that established the “Separate but Equal” doctrine.
first_sentence: Mark Tushnet contrasts this case with Lochner, as both concern a state law ruling making voluntary contracts illegal.