Is a statute fair on its face but discriminatory in effect resulting in a denial of equal protection?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Norkon, 212 Cal.App.3d Supp. 8, 261 Cal.Rptr. 678 (Cal. Super. 1989):
1 A statute fair on its face may nevertheless be discriminatory in effect thus resulting in a denial of equal protection. (See Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) 118 U.S. 356, 373-374, 6 S.Ct. 1064, 1072-1073, 30 L.Ed. 220.)
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