Congress and the Fourteenth Amendment : enforcing liberty and equality in the states /
Glidden, William B.,author.
An overview of the post-Civil War constitutional amendments -- The Thirteenth Amendment and the 1866 Civil Rights Act -- The original meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment -- Applying constitutional rules for governance over time -- The Supreme Court eviscerated the privileges or immunities clause and section five -- Congress, protective laws, and the court in the 20th century -- The judicial supremacy and state action doctrines should be removed from section five -- Section five should be restored to the Constitution in its full original meaning so Congress can protect our Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-168) and index.
United States.
United States.
Civil rights
Federal government