In the Slaughter-House cases, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment:

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In the Slaughter-House cases, the Supreme Court held that the Fourteenth Amendment only prohibited the states from abridging those rights associated with U.S. citizenship. The Court declined to extend the protections of the Bill of Rights to the states and narrowly interpreted the scope of the privileges and immunities clause. The Court also distinguished between state citizenship and national citizenship, holding that the Fourteenth Amendment did not make them one and the same.

In the Slaughter-House Cases, the Supreme Court Held That the Fourteenth