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Martin Welker: Ohio's Unsung Hero, Aaron Boothby Jan 2012

Martin Welker: Ohio's Unsung Hero, Aaron Boothby

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.


William Lawrence: Perspectives Of A Reconstruction Republican On The 14th Amendment, Jeremy D. Burkhart Jan 2010

William Lawrence: Perspectives Of A Reconstruction Republican On The 14th Amendment, Jeremy D. Burkhart

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.


Mcdonald V. Chicago, The Fourteenth Amendment, The Right To Bear Arms And The Right Of Self-Defense, Richard L. Aynes Jan 2010

Mcdonald V. Chicago, The Fourteenth Amendment, The Right To Bear Arms And The Right Of Self-Defense, Richard L. Aynes

Akron Law Faculty Publications

The Supreme Court of the United States has granted certiorari in the case of McDonald v. City of Chicago to consider this question:

"Whether the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is incorporated as against the States by the Fourteenth Amendment’s Privileges or Immunities or Due Process Clauses."

This case follows and seeks to build upon District of Columbia v. Heller which held that the Second Amendment protects both the right to self-defense and what has been termed an individual right to bear arms. Of course, Heller’s application is limited to the federal government and has no direct …


The 39th Congress (1865-1867) And The 14th Amendment: Some Preliminary Perspectives, Richard L. Aynes Jan 2009

The 39th Congress (1865-1867) And The 14th Amendment: Some Preliminary Perspectives, Richard L. Aynes

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.


140th Anniversary Symposium: Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship And The Reconstruction-Era Black Public Sphere, James Fox Jan 2009

140th Anniversary Symposium: Fourteenth Amendment Citizenship And The Reconstruction-Era Black Public Sphere, James Fox

Con Law Center Articles and Publications

This project delves more deeply into the possible meanings of constitutional citizenship.. Somewhat in the tradition of the popular constitutionalism scholars, it proposes that the best source for meanings of constitutional citizenship will come not from traditionally originalist sources but from those who attempted to redefine citizenship in a more egalitarian and democratic manner and who established, both in word and in practice, meanings for citizenship on the ground. This argument borrows a theoretical framework from political and social theory: the theories of civil society and the public sphere. This captures—in ways often missed by both legal scholars and historians—the …


The Continuing Importance Of Congressman John A. Bingham And The Fourteenth Amendment, Richard L. Aynes Jan 2003

The Continuing Importance Of Congressman John A. Bingham And The Fourteenth Amendment, Richard L. Aynes

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.


On Misreading John Bingham And The Fourteenth Amendment, Richard L. Aynes Jan 1993

On Misreading John Bingham And The Fourteenth Amendment, Richard L. Aynes

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.


The Antislavery And Abolitionist Background Of John A. Bingham, Richard L. Aynes Jan 1988

The Antislavery And Abolitionist Background Of John A. Bingham, Richard L. Aynes

The 39th Congress Project

No abstract provided.