The early origins of privileges or immunities -- The antislavery origins of "privileges or immunities" -- The antislavery origins of Republican citizenship -- Reconstructing national citizenship -- The letter : writing and ratifying the privileges or immunities clause -- Enforcing citizenship -- Competing originalist interpretations -- The spirit : implementing the privileges or immunities clause -- The letter : the original meaning of "due process of law" -- The spirit : implementing the due process of law clause -- The proper ends of legislative power -- The letter : the "equal protection of the laws" -- The spirit : implementing the equal protection of the laws.
Summary:
"Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick return to the primary sources on the origin, drafting, and adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to better understand its original meaning. Arguing that it protected principles of Republican citizenship, fundamental rights, and civil equality, they propose workable doctrines for implementing these principles in practice"-- Provided by publisher.
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