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Slaughterhouse Cases

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004567

A series of U.S. Supreme Court cases in 1873 that were the first to interpret the Fourteenth Amendment, particularly its Privileges or Immunities Clause. The Court narrowly interpreted the clause, distinguishing between state and federal citizenship and limiting the scope of federal protection for individual rights. This decision significantly weakened the amendment's potential impact for decades.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004567
FieldLaw
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  "definition": "A series of U.S. Supreme Court cases in 1873 that were the first to interpret the Fourteenth Amendment, particularly its Privileges or Immunities Clause. The Court narrowly interpreted the clause, distinguishing between state and federal citizenship and limiting the scope of federal protection for individual rights. This decision significantly weakened the amendment's potential impact for decades.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/slaughterhouse-cases/"
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