... had been granted to one New Orleans Corporation for the slaughtering of livestock, leading to an outrage by other butchers in the area. Led by former Supreme Court Justice John A. Campbell, a powerful argument that the creation of the Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed to man the right to occupational freedom was presented to the Court. Although not overturned by ... Campbell's contention, the Slaughter-House Cases were a stepping-stone in that the Court left the door to the final ruling open. And it did not stop there. The self-denial by ... ...

• Word Count: 4341
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate