The majority opinion in this case compares the event at hand to that of the earlier Strauder v. West Virginia and refers to the precedent set by Roberts v. City of Boston.
The majority opinion in this case compares the event at hand to that of the earlier Strauder v. West Virginia and refers to the precedent set by Roberts v. City of Boston. This opinion, written by Henry Billings Brown, rejected the arguments of counsel Albion Tourgée. This case's dissenting opinion contains the line "there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens," an idealistic statement that contrasts with the majority's opinion that legislation is "powerless to abolish distinctions based upon physical differences." For 10 points, name this 1896 U.S. Supreme Court case, in which John Marshall Harlan was the lone dissenter to a ruling that upheld "separate but equal" laws as constitutional.
The majority opinion in this case compares the event at hand to that of the earlier Strauder v. West Virginia and refers to the precedent set by Roberts v. City of Boston.
{Plessy} v. {Ferguson} [accept either part, and either order]