Essays Tagged: "Equal Protection Clause"
Affirmative Action, opinionated paper
rsons. It's language is explicit: 'No State shall... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.' It is settled beyond question that the rights created by the first se ... rmative action, which still brings about the separation of the different races. We should fight for equality for all. Affirmative action affects everyone, including our children.Under the affirmative ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
Constitutionality of Same Sex Marriage (Homosexual Marriage) in the United States
heterosexual relationship.Marriage has changed throughout the years. In Western law, wives are now equal rather than subordinate partners; interracial marriage is now widely accepted, both in statute ... tatus to homosexual relationships. The European Parliament also has passed a resolution calling for equal rights for gays and lesbians.In the United States, efforts to legalize same-sex domestic partn ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Gay n lesbian marriages.
nses. And more than a hundred of the gay couples were American who crossed the border to marry."The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that no state shall 'deny to any pers ... Fourteenth Amendment guarantees that no state shall 'deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." But this clause does not help the gay community what so ever because ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Debate: Pro-Gay Marriage Argument.
y couples have to face in the U.S. Ask around and nearly everyone will say that they're in favor of equal rights for homosexuals. They'll all say yes, gays should have the same rights in housing, jobs ... say yes, gays should have the same rights in housing, jobs, public accommodations, and should have equal access to government benefits, equal protection of the law, et cetera. Get to the issue of gay ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
MLA format reasearch paper
ather or not the use of race is legal under the Constitution's 14th Amendment-commonly known as the Equal Protection Clause."(1). Are colleges using affirmative action to legal discriminate? Does affi ... eves "If you give extra points for being of a particular race, then you're not giving applicants an equal opportunity."(Jost 2). Every year many students who should be admitted to colleges they applie ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Gender Issues
such a job they would be considered a tomboy or even butch. Society has not yet abolished sexual inequality. Women tend to hold jobs such as secretaries, nurses, or clerks plus other jobs that were l ... e. Such polices excluding women from combat need to revoke by Congress. The Fourteenth Amendment's "Equal Protection Clause" insures every citizen "the equal protection of the laws." Although the clau ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Affirmative Action in Medical Schools is a Must
that, according to the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution, no State shall deny any person the equal protection of the law. No one should be discriminated against. For those who have been discrim ... ted under a special admissions program. Bakke argued that the special admission policy violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. UC Davis appealed to the Supreme Court and mark ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Research Proposal Same Sex Marriage By Julz Matheney This proposal deals with rights and the proposed Marriage Ammendment.
nt defining marriage as between a man and a woman. It will examine the Fourteenth Amendment and the equal protection clause. It will also examine previous court cases and the outcomes. It will further ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science > Specific Policies
An essay focusing mostly on the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case, and on the issues raised by affirmitive action. 400 words.
urt based its decision on the 14th amendment, which forbids the government depriving any citizen of equality in law and due process. (Forester) As a result of the decision, Bakke was admitted into the ... spondent, is unnecessary to the achievement of this compelling goal and therefore invalid under the Equal Protection Clause". (Justice Powell) This conclusion simply stated that trying to diversify th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
The Powers of Congress.
ker v. Carr that only redistricting based on the principle of "one man, one vote" would satisfy the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Gerrymandering is the drawing of district lines ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Government
Gay Marriages.
s come with varying responses from the general public. Ask just about anyone if they're in favor of equal rights for homosexuals. Name the situation, and question. The majority of the population will ... will say yes, gays should have the same rights in housing, jobs, public accommodations, as well as equal access to government benefits and equal protection of the law. However, gay marriage is anothe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Argues in favor of the right to marry for same sex couples or homosexuals based on the fourteenth amendment and precedents set in past supreme court cases.
riage licenses should be issued to couples of the same sex. Supporters and homosexuals point to the Equal Protection clause of the fourteenth amendment to strengthen their stance. The clause reads: "N ... ate shall make or enforce any law which shall... nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." The equal protection clause guarantees equal treatment under the law ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues
Affirmative Action: University of California vs. David Bakke
stice Blackmun. The decision they had made ruled the numerical quota of the University violated the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment. They ordered that Alan Bakke be accepted into the Uni ... g to medical school as well as other Universities and undergraduate programs.Affirmative Action, an equal opportunity program, was thought up during the days of the Civil Rights Act in order to promot ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Equal Protection
Equal Protection is described as "the right of all persons to have the same access to the law and co ... bstance of the law". It is similar to the right to due process of law, but in particular applies to equal treatment as an aspect of fundamental fairness. The equal protection clause can be found in th ... or immunities of citizens of the United States...nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." In other words, this meant that the Constitution would become 'color- ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
No Constitutions In Private Institutions
ate the Constitution.Unfortunately though, strict adherence to the Constitution is no panacea for inequality. Forcing some private institutions, such as businesses, to 'go by the book' infringes on th ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Gratz vs Bollinger
iolations and threatened violations of the rights of the plaintiffs and the class they represent to equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment... and for racial discrimination" (Wikip ... rteenth Amendment... and for racial discrimination" (Wikipedia). The Fourteenth Amendment calls for equal rights for all American citizens and the University of Michigan violates this amendment with i ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Cases
Racial Profiling Abstract: Racial profiling is considered by many to
atory effect has to be proved. With victims usually claiming a violation of their 4th Amendment, or Equal Protection Clause under the 14th Amendment, rights. The 4th Amendment prohibits the unlawful s ... , rights. The 4th Amendment prohibits the unlawful search and seizure of people?s property. And the Equal Protection Clause prohibits any state to deny any person equal protection of the laws. These r ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law
Racial Profiling - Driving While Arabic (DWA)
filing not only jeopardizes the safety of American citizens, it is a violation of their rights. The Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment ?prohibits selective enforcement of the law base ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science
A Long Overdue Change of Opinion
th the Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson. The case upheld that as long as facilities were “equal” it was alright to segregate them under the fourteenth amendment. The resulting doctrine ... egregate them under the fourteenth amendment. The resulting doctrine is known as “separate but equal.” However, facilities for non-whites remained largely inferior. Brown v. Board brought fo ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Employment Law Paper
s paper will deal with some examples of job situations, which deal with a law commonly known as the Equal Protection Clause. John F. Kennedy in the year of 1964 introduced this historical piece of leg ... rights were granted to them as well. This law also established regulations for the creation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Since the inception of the initial bill, additional clauses ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management