Farrington v. Tokushige
United States Supreme Court
273 U.S. 284, 47 S. Ct. 406, 71 L. Ed. 646 (1927)
- Written by Jennifer Flinn, JD
Facts
While still a territory, the Hawaii legislature enacted a statute to regulate private schools that taught students in foreign languages, called foreign-language schools. The statute required foreign-language schools to pay certain fees to the territory, dictated who could attend and teach in such schools, limited the number of hours of operation for the schools, and dictated the textbooks that could be used in such schools, among other requirements. Operators of Japanese foreign-language schools filed a lawsuit, seeking a temporary injunction prohibiting enforcement of the statute and arguing that the statute was an unconstitutional deprivation of their liberty and property without due process. The United States District Court of Hawaii granted the temporary injunction, and the United States Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed. The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (McReynolds, J.)
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