· 11/21/1927
Gong Lum v. Rice
Citations
- 275 U.S. 78
- 48 S. Ct. 91
- 72 L. Ed. 172
- 1927 U.S. LEXIS 256
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that a 9-year-old Chinese-American girl could be denied entry to a \white\ school because she was \a member of the Mongolian or yellow race\
- holding that a 9-year-old Chinese-American girl could be denied entry to a “white” school because she was “a member of the Mongolian or yellow race”
- upholding a state court ruling requiring an American citizen of Chinese descent to attend school for “colored” children and not for white children
- upholding a state court ruling requiring an American citizen of Chinese descent to attend school for “colored” children and not for white children
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Judges: Taft
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