The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment: Its Letter and Spirit by Barnett, Randy E.; Bernick, Evan D - 2021

Belknap Press, 2021. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

BELKNAP PRESS: AN IMPRINT OF HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2021. HARDCOVER. VERY GOOD/VERY GOOD. FIRST PRINTING~AN EXTREMELY CLEAN AND BRIGHT UNMARKED COPY OF THIS BOOK

Belknap Press. New. New A renowned constitutional scholar and a rising star provide a balanced and definitive analysis of the origins and original meaning of the Fourteenth AmendmentAdopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment profoundly changed the Constitution, giving the federal judiciary and Congress new powers to protect the fundamental rights of individuals from being violated by the states Yet, according to Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, the Supreme Court has long misunderstood or ignored the original meaning of the amendment's key clauses, covering the privileges and immunities of citizenship, due process of law, and the equal protection of the lawsBarnett and Bernick contend that the Fourteenth Amendment was the culmination of decades of debates about the meaning of the antebellum Constitution Antislavery advocates advanced arguments informed by natural rights, the Declaration of Independence, and the common law They also utilized what is today called public-meaning originalism Although… Read More

Hardback. New. Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick return to the primary sources on the origin, drafting and adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment to better understand its original meaning. Arguing that it protected principles of Republican citizenship, fundamental rights and civic equality, they propose workable doctrines for implementing these principles in practice.

Harvard University Press , . Hardback. New.

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press. hardcover. New. 6x1x9. Brand New Book in Publishers original Sealing

Belknap Pr, 2021. Hardcover. New. 432 pages. 9.25x6.12x1.81 inches.

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