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The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
the 14th Amendment protects those beyond the racial classes of white or Negro Briggs v. Elliott: 1952 347 U.S. 483 Brown case 1 Summerton, South Carolina Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County: 1952 103 F. Supp. 337 Brown Case 2 - Prince Edward County, Virginia Gebhart v. Belton: 1952 33 Del. Ch. 144 Brown Case 2 - Claymont ...
Justice Black, concurring, argues for total incorporation, holding that all amendments in the Bill of Rights are made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. [2]: 202 He cites Congressional records from the ratification of the amendment to support his position. He holds that anything less than total incorporation would leave the ...
A draft of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1868 and guarantees birthright citizenship (Getty Images) Trump used the “subject to the jurisdiction thereof ...
What does the 14th Amendment say? The 14th Amendment, which was ratified after the Civil War, says US officials who take an oath to uphold the Constitution are disqualified from holding future ...
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company, 118 U.S. 394 (1886), is a corporate law case of the United States Supreme Court concerning taxation of railroad properties. The case is most notable for a headnote stating that the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment grants constitutional protections to corporations.
Witness testimony wrapped up Friday in former President Donald Trump’s 14th Amendment disqualification trial in Colorado, setting the stage for an historic ruling later this month.
Pages in category "United States Fourteenth Amendment case law" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *