Title: The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Considered: The Right to Pursue Any Lawful Trade Or ..
First published: 1873
Description: This legal case probes the intent and scope of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the U.S. Constitution. The justices give a broad defense of individual civil rights as protected from infringement by state laws (the case involves business regulations in Louisiana, not race relations).
Subjects: Slaughtering and slaughter-houses, Law and legislation, Constitutional amendments, United States