Sentences with phrase «people equal protection»

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.

To hold that same - sex marriage is part of the fundamental right to marry, or necessary for giving LGBT people the equal protection of the laws, the Court implicitly made a number of other assumptions: that one - flesh union has no distinct value in itself, only the feelings fostered by any kind of consensual sex; that there is nothing special about knowing the love of the two people whose union gave you life, whose bodies gave you yours, so long as you have two sources of care and support; that what children need is parenting in some disembodied sense, and not mothering and fathering.

The most basic relevant principle is the Equal Protection Clause, which forbids a state from denying a person the equal protection of its laws.

Not exact matches

(As the Fourteenth Amendment says, «nor shall any State... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.»)

Zzyym's lawsuit, filed last year by the LGBT rights legal firm Lambda Legal Defense Fund in federal court in Denver, argued that the policy of requiring either a male or female designation on passport applications violated due process and equal protection rights for intersex people.

We always advise people to have enough liability protection to equal the total amount of assets they are currently holding or are likely to hold in the future.

Constitutional Amendment 14 (this one specifically applies to Pan's Bill): ``... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.»

Generally speaking, the Equal Protection clause requires that similarly situated people must be treated alike.

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In addition to civil rights for people of color, women and LGBT, there has been an expansion of religious liberty for minority sects, enforcement of viewpoint neutrality with respect to access to various public and non-public forums (e.g. religious student groups must be granted equal access to school facilities as their secular counterparts, etc) greater protections against age and disability discrimination, and recognition of habeas corpus rights even for enemy combatants.

The NAACP's support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the fourteenth amendment of the United States constitution and equal protection of all people» said NAACP president Benjamin Todd Jealous, a strong backer of gay rights.

The statement does not even hint at the possibility of a Supreme Court ruling that would extend due process and equal protection to unborn persons.

don't you, doesn't everyone think that all people in the US deserve equal protection under the law, equal rights, equal consideration?

Shall the Missouri Constiitution be amended to define the term «person» to be from the beginning of biological development and grant such person constiitutional rights and access to courts under the equal protection, due process, and open courts provisions of the Missouri Constiitution?

(3) It will provide rights, opportunities, protections and rewards to all on an equal basis and will not discriminate against any person on irrelevant grounds.

It's out ability to think that makes us a special human person with protection under the law and equal rights.

Chick Fil A as a business wasn't a problem until people discover it's owner contributed money to hate groups masked as «family values» that work against equal rights and protection of gays and lesbians.

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.

The form in which he originally proposed it was: «The Congress shall have power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper to secure to the citizens of each state all privileges and immunities of citizens in the several states and to all persons in the several states equal protection in the rights of life, liberty, and property.»

The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) has led in this call and all the signatories to the letter to David Cameron and Nick Clegg are united around a fundamental belief in the equal dignity of all people and the legal protection of basic human rights.

They are now lobbying for the creation of a new position on the college's equal opportunities committee entitling them to the same protections as disabled people, ethnic minorities and the LGBT community.

Let me guess, you think that because I am in favor of people getting equal protection under the constitution that I am gay?

Considering how many people this excludes, doesn't this violate the Equal Protection Clause?

No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

Also, would it be justifiable under equal protection to have different acceptance rates for different groups of people?

BY ARTHUR S. LEONARD The seven - member Ohio Supreme Court unanimously rejected a free speech and equal protection challenge to the state's law making it a felony assault for a person who knows he is HIV - positive to engage in «sexual conduct» with another person without disclosing their HIV - positive status.

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.

«Every law abiding citizen is assured of equal protection and security of lives and property irrespective of his or her person.»

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

«All people deserve equal protection from discrimination.

«As vital carbon sinks and habitats for millions of people and imperilled wildlife, it is well known that forest protection is essential for any environmental solution — yet not all forests are equal,» said Professor James Watson of WCS and the University of Queensland.

Further, to consider a specific example, the United States Constitution provides all citizens «equal protection of the laws» and states that no person can be deprived of «life, liberty or property without due process of law».

In this respect, the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.

In Rutan v. Republican Party (1990), he wrote that «the Fourteenth Amendment's requirement of «equal protection of the laws,» combined with the Thirteenth Amendment's abolition of the institution of black slavery, leaves no room for doubt that laws treating people differently because of their race are invalid.»

Many people believe that the federal government ought to play a strong role to make good on the promise of the Fourteenth Amendment, that the government shall not «deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.»

That clause vaguely says that no state shall deny to any person «the equal protection of the laws.»

This might seem to preclude any federal oversight of education, except that the 14th Amendment requires all states to provide «any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.»

The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 notified on 1st January, 1996 has not been effective so far because the handicapped arc not getting equal opportunities as envisaged by theEqual Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995 notified on 1st January, 1996 has not been effective so far because the handicapped arc not getting equal opportunities as envisaged by theequal opportunities as envisaged by the Act.

Equal Protection Clause: A clause found in the U.S. Constitution and many state constitutions assuring people «the equal protection of the laws,» usually understood to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin and reliEqual Protection Clause: A clause found in the U.S. Constitution and many state constitutions assuring people «the equal protection of the laws,» usually understood to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin andProtection Clause: A clause found in the U.S. Constitution and many state constitutions assuring people «the equal protection of the laws,» usually understood to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin and reliequal protection of the laws,» usually understood to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin andprotection of the laws,» usually understood to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin and religion.

In 1954, the Supreme Court in its landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision ruled that separate school facilities based on race are inherently unequal and thus in violation of the 14th Amendment which states, in part: «No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.»

To do otherwise would subject the board to constitutional claims, because people have the right to equal protection of the laws from governmental agencies, such as boards of education... A written policy can be invaluable in such situations to guide administrators and to inform parents as to what the rules are.»

(1) signed by a parent or group of parents to the effect that his or their minor children, as members of a class of persons similarly situated, are being deprived by a school board of the equal protection of the laws, or

Ginsburg's prim appearance lay at odds with her insistence, radical to many, that women were people in need of equal opportunities, not «protection» that ensconced them in lower - paying jobs or denied them agency over their own bodies.

This framework must also include the fair treatment and meaningful community involvement of all people with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of any impacts related to transportation planning and policy to ensure everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision - making process to have a healthy environment in which to live, learn and work.

The 5th and 14th Amendments together assure equal protection of the laws and due process, people should not be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law.

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Further, to consider a specific example, the United States Constitution provides all citizens «equal protection of the laws» and states that no person can be deprived of «life, liberty or property without due process of law».

And now, in going back and doing it again, they are still using the public trust argument but also, explicitly, the idea of equal protection of the law and due process, that young people are being deprived of life, liberty, and property.

«Every person within the jurisdiction enjoys the equal protection of our laws.

This interim report also stressed the need for «full and equal protection» for persons with physical or mental handicaps in any proposed Charter of Rights and Freedoms.