Facially Neutral Law: Tick Wo V. Hopkins

In order for a facially-neutral law to be struck down as unconstitutional under the equal protection clause, one must prove that there is a discriminatory impact as well as discriminatory purpose or discriminatory administration (Chemerinsky 724). Tick Wo v. Hopkins is an example of a case that lacked discriminatory intent in the context of the law, however was carried out in a discriminatory manner. In Tick the law was racially neutral, but its administration to Chinese-Americans was discriminatory in nature as the facts established that Chinese-Americans were often denied for permits than non-Chinese-Americans (Alexander