Sentences with phrase «seeking equal protection»

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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.

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

Washington — Statewide anti-busing initiatives in Washington and California were racially motivated and thus violated the equal - protection rights of minorities, the U.S. Supreme Court was told last week by lawyers seeking to have the statutes declared unconstitutional.

The judge held that the «equal protection» the plaintiffs sought was, «in effect, equally bad treatment.»

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.

Obama coaxed Congress to expand health care insurance for children and provide legal protection for women seeking equal pay.

The association seeks injunctive and declaratory relief, and its complaint alleges violations of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and of the Equal Privileges Clause of the Indiana constitution.

In its decision, one of the judges referred to the claim for equal human rights protection as an effort to seek «the validation of homosexual relations, including sodomy, as a protected and fundamental right... rebutting a millennia of moral teaching» and then shockingly went on to liken the protection of sexual orientation in human rights legislation with the «violently aberrant sexual configurations» of mass murderers Jeffrey Dahmer, Paul Bernardo and Clifford Olsen.

He believes in equal access to justice for all, the entitlement to a fair hearing and is dedicated to promoting the interests and welfare of immigrants and those seeking protection in the UK.

Also, to enjoy the equal benefit and protection of human rights guarantees, persons with disabilities must be able to seek remedies in an appropriate forum, which could include the administrative or judicial system.

This question, required by Turner in certain capital cases, demonstrates the inapplicability of traditional equal protection analysis to a jury voir dire seeking an impartial jury.

The initial complaint [PDF], seeking declaratory, injunctive or «other relief,» argues that Proposition 8 violates «fundamental liberties that are protected by the Due Process Clause» of the U.S. constitution, the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, and Title 42 U.S.C. § 1983.

They will be seeking support for Equal Parenting under the proposed Family Protection Act.