How Animal Guts Gutted the 14th Amendment | The Slaughterhouse Cases

The video discusses the cholera outbreak in New Orleans due to contaminated water and the subsequent legal battle over a monopoly granted to the Crescent City Livestock Landing and Slaughtering Company. The butchers challenged the monopoly, citing violations of the 13th and 14th Amendments. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Louisiana, narrowly interpreting the 14th Amendment, which weakened its impact. Despite the monopoly's shady origins, it improved public health by reducing contamination. The case highlighted the evolving interpretation of civil rights in the U.S.

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