Before Plessy reached the U.S. Supreme Court, the Louisiana Supreme Court had ruled that:
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Correct answer: The law could only apply to trains traveling within the state
The Louisiana Supreme Court held that the state had the right to regulate railroads as long as they were 'intrastate' (operating only within Louisiana). They argued this was a valid exercise of the state's 'police power' to maintain public order.
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