Fourteenth Amendment
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From 271 U.S. 323 - Corrigan v. Buckley · 1926Most cited · 245 citing opinions
the prohibitions of the Fourteenth Amendment have reference to State action exclusively, and not to any action of private individuals. It is State action of a particular character that is prohibited. Individual invasion of individual rights is not the subject-matter of the Amendment.