Plessy v. Ferguson – Case Brief (IRAC Format)
⚖️ Plessy v. Ferguson , 163 U.S. 537 (1896) — IRAC Brief ❓ Issue Does a state statute which compels racial segregation in railroad cars violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment? 📘 Rule The applicable portion of the Fourteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is: "1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." “No State shall... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” — U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1 Though under substantial change by later case law, this has pretty much long meant to allow...