But starting in the 1890s, shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized “separate but equal” in Plessy v.

President Trump signed an executive order effectively dismantling the Department of Education on Thursday. The idea isn't a new one.

A law professor believes that there may be room for conservative judges to end birthright citizenship for the children of ...

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Wong Kim Ark (decided 7-2 by almost exactly the same majority that gave us the execrable “separate but equal” doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896), brought by the child of full-time ...

"Many of us have wondered what year they’re talking about," he said. "Plessy v. Ferguson was 1896, and I guess that’s what year we’re going back to, should this pass." The Iowa Civil Rights ...

Plessy v. Ferguson made segregation legal, bringing an era of "separate but equal" schools. In 1896, the Supreme Court upheld a law that "separate but equal accommodations for the white and ...

OLYMPIA – Gov. Bob Ferguson canceled his trip to a meeting of the nation’s governors in Washington, D.C. this week as work continues to identify cuts to the state’s budget. According to a ...