Justice Joseph Bradley and the Fourteenth Amendment
University of Michigan Politics Professor Pamela Brandwein discussed Justice Bradley’s dissent in the Slaughterhouse Cases, which concerned … read more
University of Michigan Politics Professor Pamela Brandwein discussed Justice Bradley’s dissent in the Slaughterhouse Cases, which concerned New Orleans butchers' right to practice their trade and a regulatory law by the Louisiana Legislature. She explained how Bradley’s broad interpretation of protections conferred by the Fourteenth Amendment influenced later landmark cases. This event was part of a lecture series of the Supreme Court Historical Society on dissent in the Supreme Court. close
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