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We the People

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Is the Privileges or Immunities Clause Resurrected?

Some have argued that the right to pursue a lawful trade or the right to engage in the ordinary occupations of life should be recognized as a privilege or immunity. Professor Lash: I don't think either extension is a proper reading of the privileges or immunities clause. The court rejected Lochner, which invalidated attempts to regulate local contracting wages and hours.

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