In a remarkably fresh and historically grounded reinterpretation of the American Constitution, William Nelson argues that the fourteenth amendment was written to affirm the general public’s long-standing rhetorical commitment to the principles of equality and individual rights on the one hand, and to the principle of local self-rule on the other.
The Fourteenth Amendment
From Political Principle to Judicial Doctrine
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ISBN 9780674316263
Publication Date: 08/11/1998
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