Yick Wo v. Hopkins

What this item is

Legal Ruling · United States · 1886.

What the court held

Bounded holding pending official-opinion inspection and legal review.

Formal citation

118 U.S. 356

Court

Supreme Court of the United States

Decision date

1886-05-10

Procedural posture

Procedural posture pending pinpoint verification

Current validity

requires current validity check

What it does not establish

The decision does not establish applicability to another issue, person, program, or present-day allegation.

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• 2026-07-13 · Approval 09 · deterministic validation completed and machine assignments recorded.

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