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Porterfield v. Webb, 263 U.S. 225 (1923)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Porterfield v. Webb, 263 U.S. 225 (1923)
Porterfield v. Webb No. 28 Argued April 23, 24, 1923 Decided November 12, 1923 263 U.S. 225
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
Syllabus
1. The treaty of February 21, 1911, 37 Stat. 1504, between the United States and Japan does not confer upon Japanese subjects the privilege of acquiring or leasing land for agricultural purposes. P. 232. Terrace v. Thompson, ante,197.
2. The California Alien Land Law, by permitting aliens eligible to citizenship under the laws of the United States to acquire, possess, enjoy, and transfer real property in the state, while permitting other aliens to exercise these rights only as prescribed by existing treaty between the United States and their respective countries, does not violate the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, as applied to ineligible aliens who have not such rights by treaty, or to citizens desirous of letting their land to such aliens. P. 232. Terrace v. Thompson, ante,197.
279 F. 114 affirmed.
Appeal from an order of the district court denying a motion for a temporary injunction, in a suit brought by appellants to enjoin appellees from enforcing the California Alien Land Law.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Porterfield v. Webb, 263 U.S. 225 (1923) in 263 U.S. 225 263 U.S. 231. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q959AGELIYFHNYU.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Porterfield v. Webb, 263 U.S. 225 (1923), in 263 U.S. 225, page 263 U.S. 231. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q959AGELIYFHNYU.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Porterfield v. Webb, 263 U.S. 225 (1923). cited in 1923, 263 U.S. 225, pp.263 U.S. 231. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=Q959AGELIYFHNYU.
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