The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit
- ISBN-10
- 0674257766
- ISBN-13
- 9780674257764
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 488
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Authors
- Randy E. Barnett, Evan D. Bernick
Description
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 civic equality, they propose workable doctrines for implementing these principles in practice.
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