equal protection

equal protection The 14th Amendment guarantee that the government must treat a person or class of persons the same as it treats other persons or classes in like circumstances. ? In today’s constitutional jurisprudence, equal protection means that legislation that discriminates must have a rational basis for doing so. And if the legislation affects a […]

EQUAL PROTECTION equal protection. The 14th Amendment guarantee that the government must treat a person or class of persons the same as it treats other persons or classes in like circumstances. ? In today’s constitutional jurisprudence, equal protection means that legislation that discriminates must have a rational basis for doing so. And if the legislation