jan 25, 1873 - Slaughterhouse cases
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butchers excluded from a state-sponsored monopoly in Louisiana went to court, claiming that their right to equality before the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment had been violated. The justices rejected their claim, ruling that the amendment had not altered traditional federalism. Most of the rights of citizens, it declared, remained under state control.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 25, 1873
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~ 153 years ago