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Rescissions and Validity
- When
- January 13, 1868 – October 16, 1868
- Where
- State Legislatures
States including Ohio, New Jersey, and Oregon rescinded their ratifications, but these actions did not invalidate the amendment.
Ohio rescinded in January 1868, New Jersey in February 1868, and Oregon in October 1868. Seward's certification assumed rescissions were invalid, and subsequent legal interpretations confirmed that these rescissions had no impact on the amendment's validity.
Sources
- Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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