Sentences with phrase «guarantees equal protection of law»

This is governed by human rights codes and employment standards laws, both subject to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees equal protection of law regardless of national origin etc..

And finally, the court noted, «it is not the province of this Court to create substantive constitutional rights in the name of guaranteeing equal protection of the laws.»

Not exact matches

Since Bolling v. Sharpe, a Supreme Court decisions that came out the same day as Brown v. Board of Education, the 5th amendment's Due Process clause has been interpreted by the courts to also imply a guarantee of equal protection under federal law.

My office will continue to fight every day to defend the fundamental guarantee of equal protection of the law for all New Yorkers.»

«Today's Supreme Court decision guaranteeing the right of same — sex couples to marry is a resounding victory for the principle of equal protection under the law,» said Queens Borough President Melinda Katz.

My office will keep fighting every day to defend the fundamental guarantee of equal protection of the law for all New Yorkers.»

«My office will fight every day to defend the fundamental guarantee of equal protection under law for all New Yorkers,» he said.

on issues like the Gender Expression Non Discrimination Act that would guarantee people of all gender identities equal protection under the law and The DREAM Act, which would provide financial aid to undocumented students looking to attend college.

Twice, in 2013 and 2014, she voted «nay» or sat out the vote for the 10 - part Women's Equality Act, pushed by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo, which would guarantee equal pay for women and strengthen protections for victims of human trafficking, but also codify into state law the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision.

The court's 6 - 3 ruling said the measure classified homosexuals in a way that made them «unequal to everyone else» and thus violated the guarantee of equal protection of the law in the 14th Amendment...

There isn't one specific provision in the California constitution that's violated, exactly: Rather, the court identifies three «pertinent» clauses in the constitution: a guarantee of equal protection under the law, a provision ordering the legislature to encourage «intellectual [and] scientific improvement,» and a requirement that the legislature «provide for a system of common schools.»

As such, the courts guarantee aliens the right to due process of law and equal protection of the laws.

Equality and Human Rights — The Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees equal benefit and protection under the law and the Canadian Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination based upon physical or mental disability.

It guarantees that every individual is «equal before and under the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination, and in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability».

Her arguments were based in part on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms that guarantees the right of individuals to equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination.

«I would like the discussion to turn on what role does the 14th Amendment, the Voting Rights Act, 15th Amendment play» — the guarantees of equal protection under the law and of the right of African - Americans to vote.