How the 14th Amendment ensured citizenship and equal protection of the laws in the aftermath of the Civil War, and how it still serves to protect citizens today! Continuing our "The Amendments and YOU!" series, Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, and student ambassadors Tova Love Kaplan and Dakare Chatman interview Professor Randy Barnett on the 14th Amendment's context in history and its role in current events and systems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic mask debate, the criminal justice process, and interstate commerce.

Episode 55 of Constitutional Chats Podcast. Livestreamed on 01/26/2021. Sign up for our next Constitutional Chat via Zoom at https://www.constitutingamerica.org