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The Curious Exclusion Of Corporations From The Privileges And Immunites Clause Of Article Iv, Stewart Jay
The Curious Exclusion Of Corporations From The Privileges And Immunites Clause Of Article Iv, Stewart Jay
Hofstra Law Review
Since the mid-nineteenth century, courts consistently have held that corporations cannot be citizens for purposes of the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article I of the U.S. Constitution. Judges reasoned that because corporations were not humans, they were unable to be “citizens” eligible for the clause’s protection against discriminatory treatment by states. Yet the Supreme Court also held that corporations were citizens for purposes of federal judicial jurisdiction, as well as “persons” under the Fourteenth Amendment. Extending these constitutional protections to corporations is based on the idea that businesses are owned by actual people who are harmed when their companies …
"Can I Take The Normal One?" Unrelated Commerical Surrogacy And Child Abandonment, Brianne Richards
"Can I Take The Normal One?" Unrelated Commerical Surrogacy And Child Abandonment, Brianne Richards
Hofstra Law Review
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