PSCI 3322 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Equal Protection Clause, Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution, Slaughter-House Cases
9 Feb 2017
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Residency requirement limits welfare to previous state"s payments for rst year. Violates p&i clause--right to travel to any state and claim citizenship on an equal basis there: very rare. Only second such successful claim in 130 years and the rst successful claim was overturned. Butchers in louisiana were dumping in the mississippi river. The state sets up the crescent city butcher shop, requires all butchers to use. Butchers claim this violates the 13th amendment, equal protection clause, and privileges and immunities clause. 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments designed primarily to protect former slaves. This case is about the right to pursue a lawful occupation. This case examines the 3 provisions of the 14th amendment. This case was the rst interpretation case of that amendment. Such as the right to use courts and ports. Makes it virtually meaningless as a clause protecting rights. Due process is a restraint on gov"t power, but not applicable to a state regulation of a trade.
