No State Shall Abridge
The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of Rights
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Author/Editor Bios
Back to TopMichael Kent Curtis is Professor of Law at Wake Forest University School of Law.
Table Of Contents
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Forward vii
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 - From the Revolution to the Bill of Rights and Beyond 18
Chapter 2 - The Historical Background of the Fourteenth Amendment 26
Chapter 3 - The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment 57
Chapter 4 - In Which Some Historical Arguments Against Application of the Bill of Rights to the States Are Analyzed 92
Chapter 5 - The Amendment Before the States 131
Chapter 6 - Congressional Interpretation 154
Chapter 7 - The Amendment Before the Courts (Part One) 171
Chapter 8 - The Amendment Before the Courts (Part Two) 197
Conclusion 212
Notes 221
Index 267
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 - From the Revolution to the Bill of Rights and Beyond 18
Chapter 2 - The Historical Background of the Fourteenth Amendment 26
Chapter 3 - The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment 57
Chapter 4 - In Which Some Historical Arguments Against Application of the Bill of Rights to the States Are Analyzed 92
Chapter 5 - The Amendment Before the States 131
Chapter 6 - Congressional Interpretation 154
Chapter 7 - The Amendment Before the Courts (Part One) 171
Chapter 8 - The Amendment Before the Courts (Part Two) 197
Conclusion 212
Notes 221
Index 267
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Back to TopFinalist, 1987 Best Book Mencken Award
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Paper ISBN:
978-0-8223-1035-8 /
Hardcover ISBN:
978-0-8223-0599-6 /
eISBN:
978-0-8223-9740-3 /
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1215/9780822397403
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