Death Grip
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The death of economic liberty
One of the worst decisions in the history of American law--and its aftermath today
The battle to restore economic liberty to its rightful place
The nineteenth-century Slaughter-House cases nullified the privileges (or immunities) clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, and the repercussions continue to manifest themselves today. Foremost among them is the evisceration of one of the most sacred and central rights of Americans: economic liberty, the right to pursue a business or occupation free from arbitrary or excessive government regulation. In Death-Grip: Loosening the Law's Stranglehold over Economic Liberty, Clint Bolick looks at the current state of economic liberty in our country and explains how the consequences of Slaughter-House continue to manifest themselves to this day.
Bolick examines the history and intent of the Fourteenth Amendment and the judicial nullification of the privileges (or immunities) clause in the Slaughter-House cases and their aftermath through the years. Looking at more recent decisions, he sees hope in the recent litigation campaign promulgated by some legal analysts to restore economic liberty as a fundamental civil right. Armed with knowledge, passion, and commitment to principle, he concludes, we can win the battle to restore economic liberty once and for all.