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Plessy v. Ferguson

163 U.S. 537 (1896)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1896
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Racial segregation mandated by law was held consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment under the 'separate but equal' doctrine — a holding since repudiated.

Area of Law

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