Sentences with phrase «of equal protection under law»

«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.

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.»

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

«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.

Not exact matches

With the help of the Transgender Law Center and the civil rights law firm Relman, Dane & Colfax, Whitaker sued his school district, arguing that it was violating his rights under Title IX and the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection ClauLaw Center and the civil rights law firm Relman, Dane & Colfax, Whitaker sued his school district, arguing that it was violating his rights under Title IX and the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Claulaw firm Relman, Dane & Colfax, Whitaker sued his school district, arguing that it was violating his rights under Title IX and the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause.

When the U.S. Muslim community sounds out LOUD and CLEAR, without equivocation, and immediately against all forms of terrorism, including all aggressive religious intolerance for human rights, women's right, children, equal protection under the law, the respect for other religions to coexist, the right to free speech, and the ability to separate church from state, IF THEY FINALLY DO THAT AND LOUDLY, then we will begin to feel comfortable that they are truly embracing American ideals and here to join us, not to oppose, defy, or undermine what we hold dear.

Speech can be regulated only when it directly conflicts with other constitutional conditions of the democratic process — for instance, freedom of religion and assembly, equal protection under the law, and basic rights to life and liberty.

And having been born, as persons under the Constitution, they were entitled to at least the same rights as people on death row — due process, equal protection of the law.

In Bray v. Alexandria Women's Clinic (1993), the Court examined whether anti-abortion demonstrators could be held liable — under the Ku Klux Klan act of 1871 (amended in 1985)-- of conspiring to deprive women of the equal protection of the laws by depriving women seeking abortions of their right to interstate travel.

We either believe in a society of laws, and equal protection under the law, or we go back to feudalism.

Section 15 (1) states: 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.

The GOP has been a consistent advocate of the 14th Amendment, which they wrote and passed, that embodies such equal protection under the laws, and the other Civil War Amendments

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.

«Equal protection under the law and religious freedom are two of the most fundamental and critical principles enshrined in our founding documents,» said Congressman Gibson.

However, I have no doubt that these kinds of laws would fail under equal protection and due process considerations as soon as they would be enacted, first at the lower federal courts, and then all the way up to SCOTUS.

«I have consistently advocated for equal protection under the law for those who seek to certify their unions in the face of the law.

The values of equality for all and equal protection and safety under the law have shaped me and embodied all facets of my life, both personal and professional.»

«Equal protection under the law has been a hallmark of the American legal, social and political system since the founding of the republic.

And every day, we stand up for core democratic principles enshrined in the Constitution: the rule of law, equal protection for all under law, freedom of speech, press, religion.

The suit alleges that police violated Nicholas's constitutional rights to freedom of the press, speech, assembly, and intra-state movement, as well as his rights to equal protection under the law and substantive due process.

His views on the gays and lesbians being able to marry shows he has no knowledge of «equal protection under the law» (14th Amendment)

The Democratic Party supports the full inclusion of all families in the life of our nation, with equal respect, responsibility, and protection under the law, including the freedom to marry.

The motion itself asks that the court allow LPO candidates be allowed on the ballot and that the LPO remain a legal political party in order to protect the its First and Fourteenth Amendment rights to freedom of political speech and equal protection under the law.

In 2006, when the New York State Court of Appeals shamefully ruled that the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community did not have equal protection under the law in relation to Marriage Equality, I predicted that passing legislation to right this wrong in the State Senate would be a profound personal and sadly political battle.

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.

«I think people, regardless of their immigrant status, deserve equal protection under the law.»

SLAVE MARKET FOODS: Studies, and a bit of common sense, show that classifications on the socio - economical scale such as low income, inner city and / or ethnic minority [Hispanic / Black] predisposes consumers (who are equal under the law to protections against harm) to diabetes, obesity and other health risks as grocery stores in their area tend to sell lower qualities foods while food producers price high quality (or even halfway decent) foods out of reach.

However, this effort failed in 1973 as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in San Antonio v. Rodriquez that such claims did not have a basis under federal equal protection laws.

With their pro bono representation, I sued several Washington officials, among them Governor Gary Locke, arguing that the state's exclusion of theology majors from the Promise Scholarship program violated my rights to free speech, free exercise of religion, and equal protection under the laws.

Gresham asked Attorney General Robert Cooper whether the current statutes or state law in effect prior to July 1, 2011 governing permanent employment violate students» rights to a free education under the equal protection provisions of the Tennessee or U.S. Constitution.

1) Whether the current statutes or state law in effect prior to July 1, 2011 governing permanent employment violate students» rights to a free education under the equal protection provisions of the Tennessee or U.S. Constitution.

(3) appraise the laws and policies of the Federal Government with respect to denials of equal protection of the laws under the Constitution because of race, color, religion or national origin or in the administration of justice;

Whenever an action has been commenced in any court of the United States seeking relief from the denial of equal protection of the laws under the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution on account of race, color, religion, or national origin, the Attorney General for or in the name of the United States may intervene in such action upon timely application if the Attorney General certifies that the case is of general public importance.

He's an outspoken critic of pretty much any legislation or social movement that might give LGBT people equal protection under the law or say, a chance at life.

The Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA) prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants in any aspect of a credit transactions on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex or marital status, or age; the fact that all or part of the applicant's income comes from any public assistance program; or the fact that the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under certain federal consumer credit protection laws.

Every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the 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.

If the court strikes down DOMA, it will change the landscape for millions of gay couples, giving them equal protection under federal law.

78 However, the absence of such an autonomous and uniform definition under European Union law of the concepts of social security, social assistance and social protection and the reference to national law in Article 11 (1)(d) of Directive 2003/109 concerning those concepts do not mean that the Member States may undermine the effectiveness of Directive 2003/109 when applying the principle of equal treatment provided for in that provision.

«Members of the street homeless population impacted by the Downtown Ambassadors program face multiple, intersecting barriers to equal protection under the law.

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.

We know that these individuals already face multiple, intersecting barriers to equal protection under the law,» says Raji Mangat, Director of Litigation at West Coast LEAF.

The Volokh Conspirators are deep into the fine print in their posts on a 43 - page opinion issued yesterday by Judge Joseph Bataillon, a Clinton appointee to the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska, who has struck down a 2000 amendment to the Nebraska Constitution limiting marriage under Nebraska state law to opposite sex relationships (Citizens for Equal Protection v. Bruning).

Giving providers assurance that guidelines can be used only in their favor may be an important step toward gaining their support; but allowing such one - sided use of evidence in a court of law raises disturbing questions of fairness and of validity under the U.S. Constitution's Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments» due process and equal protection mandates, and under state constitutional principles as well.

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».

The question presented in this case was whether Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the federal recognition of same - sex marriages that are recognized under state law, violated the Equal Protection Clause.

Where the Minister certifies by notice, published in the Canada Gazette, that any country that is not a treaty country grants or has undertaken to grant, either by treaty, convention, agreement or law, to citizens of Canada, the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to its own citizens or copyright protection substantially equal to that conferred by this Act, the country shall, for the purpose of the rights conferred by this Act, be treated as if it were a country to which this Act extends, and the Minister may give a certificate, notwithstanding that the remedies for enforcing the rights, or the restrictions on the importation of copies of works, under the law of such country, differ from those in this Act.

The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms also provides that persons with disabilities are equal before and under the law and have the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law.

I note that the drafters of the Charter were clearly aware of this ambiguity, as they certainly didn't impose on governments the general obligation to treat citizens equally in drafting section 15 (1)-- they made a point of defining equality as equality before and under the law, including the right to equal protection and benefit of the law.

Defense counsel moved to discharge the jury before it was sworn on the ground that the prosecutor's removal of the black veniremen violated petitioner's rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to a jury drawn from a cross-section of the community, and under the Fourteenth Amendment to equal protection of the laws.

Defense counsel moved to discharge the jury on the ground that the prosecutor's removal of the black veniremen violated petitioner's rights under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to a jury drawn from a cross-section of the community, and under the Fourteenth Amendment to equal protection of the laws.