Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface: The Letter xiii
5. Introduction: The Letter and Spirit of the Fourteenth Amendment 1
6. Part I: The Privileges or Immunities of Citizenship Clause
7. 1. The Early Origins of Privileges or Immunities 41
8. 2. The Antislavery Origins of “Privileges or Immunities” 61
9. 3. The Antislavery Origins of Republican Citizenship 89
10. 4. Reconstructing National Citizenship 109
11. 5. The Letter: Writing and Ratifying the Privileges or Immunities Clause 128
12. 6. Enforcing Citizenship 156
13. 7. Competing Originalist Interpretations 205
14. 8. The Spirit: Implementing the Privileges or Immunities Clause 227
15. Part II: The Due Process of Law Clause
16. 9. The Letter: The Original Meaning of “Due Process of Law” 261
17. 10. The Spirit: Implementing the Due Process of Law Clause 289
18. 11. The Proper Ends of Legislative Power 299
19. Part III: The Equal Protection of the Laws Clause
20. 12. The Letter: The “Equal Protection of the Laws” 319
21. 13. The Spirit: Implementing the Equal Protection of the Laws 351
22. Conclusion: The Fourteenth Amendment in Full 373
23. Notes 385
24. Acknowledgments 455
25. Index 459