Explain how the brothers going to law school led them to begin writing stories. Though money was always lacking, the brothers went to the University of Marburg to study law. There they learned that a country's laws can only be understood in light of that nation's history, customs, and language. This led them to study ancient German literature, and to begin gathering folktales.

Which best explains why the supreme court’s decision in plessy v. ferguson was unconstitutional? the supreme court’s ruling allowed states to deny equal protection to any person within its jurisdiction. since the 14th amendment did not make concessions for people born outside the us, the supreme court’s decision could not be applied. the supreme court’s decision gave individual states the freedom to make their own laws in relation to non-whites. since segregation laws did not provide equal protections or liberties to non-whites, the ruling was not consistent with the 14th amendment.