Hall v. Decuir
Hall v. Decuir, 95 U.S. 485 (1878), was a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. In Hall, Josephine Decuir, a wealthy woman designated a Creole, sued for racial discrimination she experienced on a steamboat. She was traveling from New Orleans to Pointe Coupee Parish, where she owned a sugar plantation.
| Hall v. Decuir | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued April 17, 1877 Decided January 14, 1878 | |
| Full case name | Hall v. Decuir |
| Citations | 95 U.S. 485 (more) |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Waite, joined by Swayne, Miller, Strong, Bradley, Hunt, Harlan, Field |
| Concurrence | Clifford |
| Laws applied | |
| Commerce Clause | |
The Supreme Court held that the Louisiana statute authorizing a damages award to Decuir unconstitutionally interfered with interstate commerce. The majority opinion, by Morrison Waite, sought to avoid conflicting state laws with regard to interstate transit. Joseph W. Singer argues that Hall marked the beginning of a phase in Supreme Court jurisprudence that led to Plessy v. Ferguson.
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