Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court cite in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted?

A. 5th Amendment: "...nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

B. 7th Amendment: "...the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

C. 13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States..."

D. 14th Amendment: "...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."

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Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court cite in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted?

A. 5th Amendment: "...nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself..."

B. 7th Amendment: "...the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law."

C. 13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States..."

D. 14th Amendment: "...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."

torresfrancesm · Answer

The 14th amendment works best with this question

francocanacari · Answer

The correct answer is D. The constitutional amendment that the Supreme Court cited in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted was the 14th Amendment: "...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". ;

Answered by francocanacari | 2024-06-12

francocanacari · Answer

The Supreme Court cited the 14th Amendment in the case of Lee Yick, asserting he was unfairly convicted due to the discriminatory application of a law against him as a Chinese laundryman. This amendment guarantees that no state can deny any person equal protection under the law. The ruling highlighted the importance of protecting individual rights against unequal treatment, especially in the context of race and ethnicity. 
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