Plessy then appealed the case to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which affirmed the decision that the Louisiana law was constitutional. Plessy petitioned for a writ of error from the Supreme Court of the United States where Judge John Howard Ferguson was named in the case brought before the United States Supreme Court because he had been named in the petition to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
Plessy then appealed the case to the Louisiana Supreme Court, which affirmed the decision that the Louisiana law was constitutional.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Plessy
Plessy
PROPN
NNP
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
appeal
appealed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Louisiana
Louisiana
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Supreme
Supreme
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Court
Court
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
affirm
affirmed
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
decision
decision
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Louisiana
Louisiana
PROPN
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
law
law
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl
Degree=Pos
constitutional
constitutional
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Plessy petitioned for a writ of error from the Supreme Court of the United States where Judge John Howard Ferguson was named in the case brought before the United States Supreme Court because he had been named in the petition to the Louisiana Supreme Court.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Plessy
Plessy
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
petition
petitioned
VERB
VBD
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
writ
writ
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
error
error
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Supreme
Supreme
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Court
Court
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
judge
Judge
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Howard
Howard
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ferguson
Ferguson
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
name
named
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
case
case
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
bring
brought
VERB
VBN
case
before
before
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
amod
Degree=Pos
Supreme
Supreme
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Court
Court
PROPN
NNP
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
name
named
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
petition
petition
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Louisiana
Louisiana
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Supreme
Supreme
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
Court
Court
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.