Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880

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7/28/1880: San Francisco prohibits operation of laundires in wood buildings, “without having first obtained the consent of the board of supervisors.” The Supreme Court found this ordinance unconstitutional in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886).

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