After my loss in the criminal district court, I didn't put my tail between my legs and skulk. My lawyer picked up his papers and petitioned to be heard from the Louisiana Supreme Court.
It felt like deja vu, the court rejected our arguments again and said that Judge Ferguson's ruling should most certainly not overturned. Again they affirmed the constitutionality of the Separate Car Act. Furthermore, they stated that I refused to admit I was black. Again this was a lie, as I clearly said on the train on which this happened, "I have a black ancestor." Feeling rejected and fed up, we petitioned to be heard by the Supreme Court.