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Privileges and Immunities Clause

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A quick definition of Privileges and Immunities Clause:

The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a part of the Constitution that says people who live in one state should have the same rights as people who live in other states. This means that states cannot treat people from other states unfairly. The clause protects important rights like being safe, having property, and being able to travel freely. Some people think it protects other rights too, but it is not completely clear. The clause is very important for keeping the states united and treating everyone fairly.

A more thorough explanation:

The Privileges and Immunities Clause is a part of the United States Constitution that protects the fundamental rights of individual citizens and restrains state efforts to discriminate against out-of-state citizens. It is found in Article IV, Section 2 of the Constitution and states that "the citizens of each state shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states."

For example, if a citizen of New York travels to California, they are entitled to the same rights and protections as a citizen of California. This means that they can vote, own property, and enjoy the same freedoms as a citizen of California. The Privileges and Immunities Clause ensures that states cannot discriminate against citizens from other states and must treat them equally under the law.

However, the Privileges and Immunities Clause only applies to fundamental rights and not all commercial activity. This means that while citizens are entitled to the same basic rights in every state, they may not be entitled to the same business or economic opportunities.

The purpose of the Privileges and Immunities Clause is to promote unity and friendship among the states and to ensure that citizens are treated fairly and equally, regardless of where they live. It is an important part of the Constitution that helps to protect the rights and freedoms of all Americans.

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10:37
Gecko, I feel pretty good. Two of the RC passages had really tough inference questions -- hoping I narrowed down my answer choices correctly
10:38
Very happy with LR other than having to guess on a couple questions cuz of time
10:42
i have a question about my personal statement. in my activism for the hospitality workers' union, i organized and spoke up in favor of stronger regulations on airbnb because the unregulated spread of airbnb throughout LA was inflating housing costs for workers and threatening their job security. do you think it's too divisive to mention regulating airbnb? idk
Nostradumbass
10:44
I wrote mine about how all activists should be consolidated into a large smelting pot and refined down to a viscous goo
Nostradumbass
10:45
Expecting a lot of rejections though
11:07
I'm sure you'll get a full ride to a few schools :P
11:11
The impression I get is most schools try not to judge based on the political implications of what you write about. They probably care more that you saw a problem and tried to fix it. That seems like a great thing to write a PS about @chowie
11:18
Besides, if a school didn’t let you in for trying to fix a problem you saw in your community, that doesn’t say great things about your school’s culture (assuming the thing you did showed good common sense judgment ofc)
11:19
That school’s* culture
11:23
Thanks Howl you're right :D I def talked about solving problems in my PS
12:03
@HowlEngineer: what's your dream school
MildChiller
12:08
"Have you applied for admission to [school] in a prior year" I applied in Oct. of the 23-24 cycle, should I put 23 or 24 as the year I applied?
MildChiller
12:09
Bcuz 2023 is when I technically applied but I applied for admissions in 2024
12:14
2024 cuz that's when you would've been admitted
I agree with Howl
12:19
Gecko what's ur dream school
Hard to say. I'm pretty firmly committed to the philly area so probably temple or villanova
Also relatively debt averse so I'd have to get a good scholarship from BC or Fordham to want to go but that's not very likely for me
Any advice? lol
[] baddestbunny
12:25
what’s a good scholarship for you? what would make BC or Fordham worth it?
12:25
Hmmmm let me think
[] baddestbunny
12:25
fordham’s max aid they give is 45k per year
Bunny I can possibly get a 75%+ scholarship from villanova or temple, and I'd be moving back in with my parents if I went there so I'd have near-zero COL. It'd be really hard to beat that
I would prefer BC over Fordham just because I like boston more, but I'm expecting a WL there tbh
I would maybe consider BC with $ but I don't know how to decide if a better biglaw chance is worth the COL + higher tuition
12:50
How do I know if my status checkers are properly linked
12:59
@ChowieBean: right now, Michigan, but there are several that come close. How about you?
13:05
@Law01: I haven't gotten the status checkers to work at all. When I sent an email to the LSData folks the other week, they said they were working on fixing them
13:10
but I think "Last Checked" would change from "Never" to something else
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