Cambridge University Press The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship

Product Description The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship Review 'There has been a great deal of commentary on the original meaning of the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, but that meaning has remained uncertain and contested. Kurt Lash's approach to the question has been to do something not previously attempted by historians or legal scholars: read all the available literature by antebellum and Reconstruction-era contemporaries on the subject. As a result he has gone far toward producing a definitive account of the Clause's history, and shown how contemporaries understood the 'rights' contained in that Clause as sharply distinct from those contained in the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV of the Constitution. Building on that distinction, Lash has fashioned a compelling argument as to how the original meaning of the Privileges or Immunities Clause should be understood.' G. Edward White, David and Mary Harrison Distinguished Professor and University Professor, University of Virginia School of Law 'Kurt Lash is a rare combination - a scholar with profound legal knowledge, the courage to tackle big questions, and the ability to understand historical change. The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges Immunities of American Citizenship instantly takes its place as essential reading for anyone who thinks or writes about the sources, evolution, and application of the Fourteenth Amendment, America's second constitution.' Garrett Epps, University of Baltimore and correspondent for The Atlantic 'The Fourteenth Amendment and the Privileges and Immunities of American Citizenship is a deep and important book. It will surely revolutionize our understanding of the original public meaning of the enigmatic 'privileges or immunities' clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Lash argues that language that seems opaque to contemporary readers was a phrase of art, which establishes a clear ceiling and floor on the meaning of the clause. His claims are sure to be controversial, but they demand answers. If you want to understand the Fourteenth Amendment, you will need to read this book.' Lawrence Solum, Georgetown Law Book Description This book presents the history behind the 1868 addition of the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. About the Author Kurt T. Lash holds the Guy Raymond Jones Chair in Law at the University of Illinois College of Law. A graduate of Yale Law School, Lash has served as the Chair of the Association of American Law Schools' Section on Constitutional Law, and his work has been cited by state and federal courts of all levels, including the United States Supreme Court. He has authored numerous articles and books on constitutional history and law; his work has been published by the Stanford Law Review, the Georgetown Law Journal, Texas Law Review, Virginia Law Review, Northwestern University Law Review, and The Chicago Law Review Online. He is the author of The Lost History of the Ninth Amendment (2009) and the forthcoming edited collection of historical materials, The Reconstruction Amendments: Essential Documents.