The Slaughterhouse cases of 1873 were brought by local butchers when the state of Louisiana granted a license to the Crescent Slaughterhouse Company that created a monopoly. The butchers sighted this action as a violation of their rights as outlined in the Fourteenth Amendment of the constitution by depriving them of the right to run slaughterhouses. They challenged the state was depriving them of the right to earn a living. The Supreme Court, however, ruled the Louisiana Action was constitutional since they could still earn a living just by remaining on Crescent City grounds.
summary of the slaughterhouse cases of 1873
the slaughterhouse cases
The decisions showed that businesses have rights.
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Whether the lower-court ruling in the case conflicts with an earlier Supreme Court ruling. APEX
Gibbons v. Ogden
The Slaughterhouse cases showed that businesses had rights. It also prevented businesses from creating monopolies. The case was heard in the Supreme Court in 1873.
the slaughterhouse cases
New Orleans
the slaughterhouse cases
New Orleans
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Businesses had rights but no responsibilities.
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The decisions showed that businesses have rights.
New Orleans
Businesses had rights but no responsibilities.
They showed that businesses had rights.