Tag Archives: Plessy v. Ferguson
Dobbs Sentences #233: Part III A
Part III A Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 3 of 3 This sentence looks like it has three claims: “It was ‘egregiously wrong’ on the day it was decided, see Ramos, 590 U. S., at ___ (opinion of Kavanaugh, J.) (slip op., at 7), and as the Solicitor General agreed at oral argument, it should […]
Dobbs Sentences #232: Part III A
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 2 of 3 Just one claim in this sentence: “It betrayed our commitment to ‘equality before the law’.” 163 U. S., at 562 (Harlan, J., dissenting). Here it is with the subject clarified: Plessy definitely violated the principle of equality before the law, but I’m not sure how to go […]
Dobbs Sentences #231: Part III A
Paragraph 2 of 5 Sentence 1 of 3 Just one claim in this sentence: “The infamous decision in Plessy v. Ferguson, was one such decision.” By “one such decision,” I assume they mean that it’s one of the “more damaging” decisions featuring “erroneous interpretation of the Constitution.” I don’t know anybody who’s going to disagree […]
Cynical Jason 