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Yick Wo doctrine

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A quick definition of Yick Wo doctrine:

The Yick Wo doctrine is a rule that says a law or rule that gives someone the power to decide if a person can do a legal business or not is not fair. This rule goes against the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution. The Yick Wo v. Hopkins case in 1886 established this principle.

A more thorough explanation:

The Yick Wo doctrine, also known as the Yik Woh principle, is a legal principle that states that a law or ordinance that gives a person or entity absolute discretion to grant or deny permission to carry on a lawful business violates the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

For example, in the case of Yick Wo v. Hopkins, a laundry owner named Yick Wo was denied a permit to operate his laundry business in San Francisco because of a discriminatory law that was selectively enforced against Chinese immigrants. The Supreme Court ruled that the law violated the 14th Amendment because it gave the city officials arbitrary power to discriminate against certain individuals based on their race.

The Yick Wo doctrine is important because it protects individuals and businesses from arbitrary and discriminatory actions by government officials. It ensures that laws and regulations are applied fairly and impartially, without regard to a person's race, ethnicity, or other protected characteristics.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] baddestbunny
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every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
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[] baddestbunny
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I said accosted not assaulted
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guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
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Oooooo me too
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omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
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it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
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windyMagician
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reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
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NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
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let’s get after it boys and girls
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I gtg to bed soon.
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Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
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also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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