No State Shall Abridge: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Bill of RightsDuke University Press, 1986 - 275 pages “The book is carefully organized and well written, and it deals with a question that is still of great importance—what is the relationship of the Bill of Rights to the states.”—Journal of American History “Curtis effectively settles a serious legal debate: whether the framers of the 14th Amendment intended to incorporate the Bill of Rights guarantees and thereby inhibit state action. Taking on a formidable array of constitutional scholars, . . . he rebuts their argument with vigor and effectiveness, conclusively demonstrating the legitimacy of the incorporation thesis. . . . A bold, forcefully argued, important study.”—Library Journal |
Contents
From the Revolution to the Bill of Rights | 18 |
The Framing of the Fourteenth Amendment | 57 |
In Which Some Historical Arguments Against | 92 |
The Amendment Before the States | 131 |
Congressional Interpretation | 154 |
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