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Today in Supreme Court History: July 9, 1868
7/9/1868: The Fourteenth Amendment is ratified.

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The Fourteenth Amendment was referenced by a dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases as a new Magna Charta.
It is an impressive accomplishment even if the Supreme Court these days seems to ignore chunks of it, including the breadth of the P/I Clause, the requirements found in the second and third sections, and the broad discretion given to Congress in the fifth.
Some of the Bill of Rights comes from the original Magna Carta so such a statement actually invalidates itself 🙂
Seizures, due process, jury trial and fines to pick four.
I and many others do not take the 14th as you do.
Some of the Bill of Rights comes from the original Magna Carta so such a statement actually invalidates itself
How does the BOR [which is in some respect incorporated by the 14A, though how exactly is much debated] being inspired in some fashion by the Magna Carta invalidate the reference?
The 14A does more than the BOR in various respects.
I and many others do not take the 14th as you do.
Sure. Right back at ya.