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Privileges and Immunities Clause

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003922

A provision in Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states. It requires states to grant out-of-state citizens the same fundamental rights and protections as their own residents. This clause does not apply to political rights, such as the right to vote in a state where one is not a resident.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003922
FieldLaw
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003922",
  "term": "Privileges and Immunities Clause",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A provision in Article IV, Section 2 of the United States Constitution that prevents states from discriminating against citizens of other states. It requires states to grant out-of-state citizens the same fundamental rights and protections as their own residents. This clause does not apply to political rights, such as the right to vote in a state where one is not a resident.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/privileges-and-immunities-clause/"
}

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