Today in Supreme Court History: July 9, 1868

7/9/1868: The Fourteenth Amendment is ratified.

The Fourteenth Amendment

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[JoeFromtheBronx]

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.

[minus the clever name]

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.

[JoeFromtheBronx]

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.