In which case did the Supreme Court establish the doctrine of "separate but equal," which implied government mandated racial segregation did not inherently violate the Constitution's requirement of equal protection of the laws?

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The Supreme Court established the doctrine of "separate but equal" in the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896. The case involved a Louisiana law that required separate railway cars for blacks and whites. The Court ruled that such segregation did not inherently violate the Constitution's requirement of equal protection of the laws as long as separate facilities were equal in quality. This decision upheld discriminatory laws throughout the country and paved the way for legalized racial segregation for decades to come.

In Which Case Did the Supreme Court Establish the Doctrine