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A Conversation on the Constitution with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Fourteenth Amendment
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- 2007
Incorporating three integral constitutional tenets-due process, equal protection, and privileges and immunities-the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was originally intended to secure rights for former slaves, but over the years it has been expanded to protect all persons. In December 2006, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and a group of students gathered at the Supreme Court to discuss the importance of the Fourteenth Amendment and how it came to embody and protect the principle of "We the People." (Length: 42 minutes)
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