Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States
Dig: A History Podcast
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The Importance of Dissent in Court Decisions
The 14th amendment was intended to give Congress power to enforce the bill of rights against the states. The lasting outcome was a limited understanding of the privileges or immunities clause. Citizens would now have to seek substantive rights protection under the 14th amendment's due process clause.
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