for The Cincinnati Bar Association
1. Pace v. Ala., SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, January 29, 1883, Decided; OCTOBER, 1882 Term
OVERVIEW: A law that imposed a greater punishment for adultery between a white and black person than for adultery between persons of the same race did not violate the Equal Protection Clause; the same penalty was imposed on the offenders, regardless of race.
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