Why did the Supreme Court decide cases involving Jim Crow laws passed by states?

The Supreme Court can review state laws when a case raises the question of whether a law violates the U.S. Constitution. Jim Crow laws were challenged as unconstitutional, including under the 14th Amendment, so the Court could decide those cases. It does not hear every case involving a state law or automatically hear every 14th Amendment case.

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