Sentences with phrase «equal protection clause specifically»

The judicial precedent for equal protection for federal laws is somewhat fuzzy as there is not equal protection clause specifically written as part of the fifth amendment, and the specific clause is only in reference to states in the fourteenth amendment.

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NYSRPA believes that both the City and State of New York violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment by requiring the payment of fees as a prerequisite for the lawful exercise of the specifically enumerated individual civil right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the 2nd Amendment.

Specifically, the challenged laws violate the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the U.S. Constitution.

The lawsuit challenges the ban on several grounds — specifically that it violates both the Commerce Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution.