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The Significance of the Reconstruction Amendments for the Federal Judiciary

November 05, 2015

Judge Janice Rogers Brown, Judge D. Brock Hornby, and Judge Jeremy Fogel discuss the origins, influence, and contemporary meaning of the 14th Amendment. (See below.)

This is the third in a series of  three panels.

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 2: The Influence of the Reconstruction Amendments featuring David M. Kennedy, Heather Mac Donald, and moderated by Judge Jeremy Fogel

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