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This Amendment was passed by Congress and proposed to the states in 1866, but was not ratified by the states until 1868, and whether the ratification was proper continues to be questioned.  New Jersey, Oregon and Ohio rescinded their ratification of this Amendment, and North Carolina, Louisiana and South Carolina all rejected the Amendment initially before ratifying it later.

This Amendment was passed by Congress and proposed to the states in 1866, but was not ratified by the states until 1868, and whether the ratification was proper continues to be questioned.  New Jersey, Oregon and Ohio rescinded their ratification of this Amendment, and North Carolina, Louisiana and South Carolina all rejected the Amendment initially before ratifying it later.

The U.S. Supreme Court has referred the '''due process''' and '''equal protection''' clauses of Section 1 of this Amendment extensively in the past 50 years when working with controversial issues.

The U.S. Supreme Court has referred to the '''due process''' and '''equal protection''' clauses of Section 1 of this Amendment extensively in the past 50 years when working with controversial issues.