14th Amendment

[Michael Perelman]

I have my own 14 Amendment question: Louis Hacker said that the authors of
the amendment were railroad attorneys who were intentionally lay the
groundwork for the eventual interpretation of corporations as people.
Does anyone have information on that subject?

Tom Lehman wrote:


> Has anyone ever seen a transcript of the majority opinion in the 1886
> ruling Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad?  I understand
> their was no minority opinion and no transcript of the proceedings
> before the Supreme Court.
>
> Three or four of the Justices had Ohio connections---and their is some
> question of wether or not they were working in their own economic
> interest.
>
> Your email pal,
>
> Tom L.

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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA 95929
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