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The Influence of the Reconstruction Amendments

November 05, 2015

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The Influence of the Reconstruction Amendments is a discussion with David M. Kennedy, Heather Mac Donald, and is moderated by Judge Jeremy Fogel.  It is one of three panel conversations on the origins, influence, and contemporary meaning of the 14th Amendment. (See below.)  (This is the second of three panel discussions.)

Click here for Panel 1: The Origins of the Reconstruction Amendments featuring Jack Rakove, John Harrison, Pamela Brandwein, and moderated by Jeffrey Rosen
Click here for Panel 3: Panel 3: The Significance of the Reconstruction Amendments for the Federal Judiciary featuring Judge Janice Rogers Brown, Judge D. Brock Hornby, and moderated by Judge Jeremy Fogel
 

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