Today in Supreme Court History: July 28, 1880

7/28/1880: San Francisco prohibits operation of laundires in wood buildings, "without having first obtained the consent of the board of supervisors." The Supreme Court found this ordinance unconstitutional in Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886).

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[Dan Schiavetta]

Fare v. Michael C., 439 U.S. 1310 (decided July 28, 1978): Rehnquist granted stay of California Supreme Court's order as to minor being questioned as to a murder who asked for his probation officer (the California court held that any questioning past that point was a violation of Miranda); federal issue was involved and the criminal case could not continue unless it was resolved (the Court ended up reversing the California holding, 442 U.S. 707, 1979)