🇺🇸 United States
📜 Civil Law
📅 1896
⭐ Landmark Case
Supreme Court
Plessy v. Ferguson
🏛 U.S. Supreme Court
Case Details
📋 Case Summary
Upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities under the doctrine of separate but equal. Later overturned by Brown v. Board of Education in 1954.
⚖️ Final Judgment / Ruling
7-1 ruling: separate but equal racial segregation is constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Overturned by Brown v. Board of Education (1954).
💡 Why This Case Matters
Established the separate but equal doctrine that legalized racial segregation for nearly 60 years. Now considered one of the worst Supreme Court decisions.