...distinguished from political equality, or a commingling of the two races upon terms unsatisfactory to either. "Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject matter of the amendment," the court declared. Even odder, though, the Supreme Court used the 14th Amendment as protection for...

...because the Fourteenth Amendment is directed at state action of a particular character and that an "[i]ndividual invasion of individual rights is not the subject matter of the amendment." Justice Harlan dissented and held that Congress' intent was abundantly clear. The opinion was "too...

...prohibited" by the Fourteenth Amendment, Justice Joseph P. Bradley observed, writing for the Court. "Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject matter of the Amendment," which was the constitutional provision relied upon as authority by Congress.14 Despite a strong dissent...

...§ 1, was held unconstitutional in The Civil Rights Cases, 109 US 3 (1883). The Court reasoned that "[individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject matter of the [fourteenth] amendment." Id. at 11. When Congress acted in 1964 to assure access to privately owned...

...the application of the amendment: "It is state action of a particular character that is prohibited. Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject matter of the amendment." Thus, the Fourteenth Amendment only allowed "appropriate legislation for correcting the effects of...

...protection, Justice Bradley wrote, "It is State action of a particular character that is prohibited. Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject matter of the amendment." Congress was limited under the Fourteenth Amendment to correcting state laws or actions that denied...

...prohibited. Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject-matter of the [Fourteenth] amendment. It has a deeper and broader scope. It nullifies...impairs the privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States, or which injures them in life, liberty or property without due process of law, or...

...particular character that is prohibited. Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject-matter of the amendment. It has a deeper and broader scope....impairs the privileges and immunities of citizens, or which injures them in life, liberty or property without due process of law, or which denies to any...

...the equal protection of the laws." It is state action of a particular character that is prohibited. reedom the United States, or which injures them in life, liberty, or property without due process of law,...