No State Shall Abridge

by Curtis, Michael Kent

• ISBN13: 9780822310358
• ISBN10: 082231035X
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-01-01
• Publisher: Duke Univ Pr

Summary

This work focuses on the issue of whether the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was designed to bring the states under the provisions of the Bill of Rights. The author traces the origins of the Fourteenth Amendment and provides a comprehensive look into the lawmakers intent. He negates the recently emerging idea that the incorporation doctrine is based on shaky historical foundations.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(17)
From the Revolution to the Bill of Rights and Beyond	18	(8)
The Historical Background of the Fourteenth Amendment	26	(31)
The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment	57	(35)
In Which Some Historical Arguments Against Application of the Bill of Rights to the States Are Analyzed	92	(39)
The Amendment Before the States	131	(23)
Congressional Interpretation	154	(17)
The Amendment Before the Courts (Part One)	171	(26)
The Amendment Before the Courts (Part Two)	197	(15)
Conclusion	212	(9)
Notes	221	(46)
Index	267