June 7, 2019
How a Post–Civil War Supreme Court Decision Dismantles Sanctuary Cities
By Brian S. Messenger
Introduction
Shortly after the Civil War and the passage of the 14th Amendment, the US Supreme Court decided the Slaughter-House cases. Historically, many people have looked at these decisions as severely limiting the ability of the federal government and federal courts from interfering with state government functions by using the Privileges and Immunities clause of the 14th Amendment. Regardless of your position on that debate, this article looks at how the decision by Justice Miller in 1873 actually provides a strong precedent for using the Privileges and Immunities clause of the 14th Amendment against all sanctuary states, counties, and cities.
Privileges and Immunities of all United States citizens
In the Slaughter-House decision, Justice Miller writes :
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https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/06/how_a_postcivil_war_supreme_court_decision_dismantles_sanctuary_cities.html#ixzz5q9zSLRU7
