Farrington v. Tokushige

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Farrington v. Tokushige
by James Clark McReynolds
Syllabus

Farrington v. Tokushige, 273 U.S. 284 (1927), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States unanimously struck down the Territory of Hawaii's law making schools that teach foreign languages without a permit illegal because it violated the due process clause of the Fifth Amendment.

875093Farrington v. Tokushige — SyllabusJames Clark McReynolds

United States Supreme Court

273 U.S. 284

Farrington  v.  Tokushige

 Argued: Jan. 21, 1927. --- Decided: Feb 21, 1927

Mr. Wm. B. Lymer, of Honolulu, Hawaii, for petitioners.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 285-287 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Joseph Lightfoot, of Honolulu, Hawaii, for respondents.

[Argument of Counsel from pages 288-290 intentionally omitted]

Mr. Justice McREYNOLDS delivered the opinion of the Court.

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This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. 105).

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