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University of Groningen

American History: Documents: Slaughter House Cases 1873

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Review background information about the Slaughter-House Cases then read the complete text of the majority opinion of the court and also the dissenting votes.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: The Slaughter House Cases

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the historically important 1873 Slaughter-House Cases on civil rights, which became the first Supreme Court interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Other

Brandeis University: Slaughterhouse Cases 1873

For Students 9th - 10th
Text on the slaughterhouse cases by the politics department at Brandeis University. Summative question on judicial interpretation follows brief description.