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 New… 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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