Wikipedia:Peer review/Oyama v. California/archive1
Oyama v. California[edit]
This is (in my humble opinion, anyway) a rather interesting and important Supreme Court case that typically gets little notice. While most people are familiar with big name race-related rulings such as Brown v. Board, or Korematsu v. United States, smaller cases such as Oyama nonetheless serve as important precedents. I have tried to make the article as complete as I can, including details of the opinions as well as some historical information, but I am certain that I have inadvartently omitted some information. For example, California history is not my strong suit, so the section about California Alien Land Laws could probably be significantly expanded. Any takers? RidG (talk) 23:45, Mar 7, 2005 (UTC)
- Take a look at the format on The Supreme Court Wikiproject the article should meet the standardized formatting set down by the wikiproject. I'd fact check it if I knew anything about the subject.BrokenSegue 01:59, 8 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- I've followed the SCOTUS Project's guidelines inasmuch as they are applicable in this case. There is not much in the way of previous history that I was able to locate, for example, so I omitted that section. Instead, I've included the prior appellate history (brief as it is) as part of the "Case" section. I appreciate the comments, though. RidG (talk) 02:52, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)
- "Prior History" is applicable, in this context, only to the appellate decisions. Since I only have about two sentences, it didn't seem like that amount of information warranted a fully separate section. Historical background is a bit too general and broad to include in "Prior History." RidG (talk) 16:32, Mar 8, 2005 (UTC)