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The Equal Protection Clause is located at the end of Section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments.Usually considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses citizenship rights and equal protection under the law and was proposed in response to issues related to formerly enslaved Americans following the American Civil War.
The Fourteenth Amendment (proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868) addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws for all persons. The Fifteenth Amendment (proposed in 1869 and ratified in 1870) prohibits discrimination in voting rights of citizens on the basis of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." [3]
Ratified in 1868, interpretations of the 14th Amendment have been key in extending a slew of legal protections including civil rights, same-sex marriage, abortion rights, and beyond. Here’s what ...
Here is what you need to know about birthright citizenship and the 14th Amendment. Top interview takeaways: Trump says he 'can't guarantee' tariffs won't raises prices, he won't restrict abortion ...
The United States v. Skrmetti case is focused on whether Tennessee's gender-affirming care ban violates the 14th Amendment's equal protection clause, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of ...
The Court decided that the law was a valid exercise of Congress's enforcement power under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, because it was aimed at remedying state-sponsored discrimination, despite an earlier court finding that a literacy test was not in and of itself a violation of the 14th Amendment.
Neither the 14th Amendment nor any other part of the Constitution bans felons from taking office, an expert told USA TODAY. The section referenced in the post prohibits anyone who took an oath to ...