Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court cite in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted?

A.5th Amendment: "...nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself...

B.7th Amendment: "...the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

C.13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States...

D.14th Amendment: "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

The correct answer is D. The constitutional amendment that the Supreme Court cited in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted was the 14th Amendment: "...nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".

Explanation:

This ruling established that laws that were neutral in racial matters could still violate the provisions of the 14th Amendment if they were applied in an unequal and discriminatory manner.