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Bookmark or Share- Fourteenth Amendment Section 1 - Library of CongressNo State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Amdt14.S1.1 Citizenship.
- Equal protection | Constitutional Rights, Supreme Court CasesEqual protection, in United States law, the constitutional guarantee that no person or group will be denied the protection under the law that is enjoyed by similar persons or groups. In other words, persons similarly situated must be similarly treated.
- The Equal Protection Clause - The National Constitution CenterThe Supreme Court has also used the Equal Protection Clause to prohibit discrimination on other bases besides race. Most laws are assessed under so-called “rational basis scrutiny.” Here, any plausible and legitimate reason for the discrimination is sufficient to render it constitutional.
- Equal Protection of The Laws :: Fourteenth Amendment -- Rights ...Now, the Equal Protection Clause looms large in the fields of civil rights and fundamental liberties as a constitutional text affording the federal and state courts extensive powers of review with regard to differential treatment of persons and classes. The Traditional Standard: Restrained Review.
- 14th Amendment | U.S. Constitution | US Law | LII / Legal Information ...No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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