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.
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.
Mark Tushnet contrasts this case with Lochner, as both concern a state law ruling making voluntary contracts illegal.