In his dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873), Justice Field insisted that had the majority adopted his interpretation of the privileges and immunities clause, the "inhibitions" of the recently ratified Fourteenth Amendment would have "a profound and significant consequence." Explain.

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The Answer of In his dissenting opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873), Justice Field insisted that had the majority adopted his interpretation of the privileges and immunities clause, the "inhibitions" of the recently ratified Fourteenth Amendment would have "a profound and significant consequence." Explain.

In His Dissenting Opinion in the Slaughterhouse Cases (1873), Justice