Equal Protection Clause - Revision history

DavidB4-bot: /* Use in abortion cases */clean up

2016-06-23T20:34:10Z

Use in abortion cases: clean up

Aschlafly: expanded

2012-04-15T23:41:39Z

expanded

Aschlafly: The Equal Protection Clause is invoked by abortion clinics to try to invalidate laws that treat them differently than legitimate medical services.

2012-04-15T23:26:46Z

The Equal Protection Clause is invoked by abortion clinics to try to invalidate laws that treat them differently than legitimate medical services.

DavidE: quoted the language and specified more particularly where it can be found

2011-02-14T01:02:31Z

quoted the language and specified more particularly where it can be found

NathanG: bold

2008-06-05T18:41:07Z

bold

Aschlafly: cat

2008-01-26T02:15:55Z

cat

DanH: an example

2007-12-13T04:41:32Z

an example

Aschlafly: a start

2007-05-21T23:03:48Z

a start

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The government violates the Equal Protection Clause of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.

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 The Equal Protection Clause is invoked by [[abortion]] clinics to try to invalidate laws that treat them differently than legitimate medical services.
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 Recently, the Equal Protection Clause has been interpreted in a broader manner than before. For example, in [[Kansas]], multiple lawsuits have been resolved in favor of claimants who have argued that the public school funding system discriminates against students in counties with smaller tax bases, and judges have ordered wealthier school districts to share money with other districts.
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−	The ~~government violates the~~ '''Equal Protection Clause''' of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.	+	The '''Equal Protection Clause,''' found in section 1 of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]], forbids any state to "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." A state violates the Equal Protection Clause when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.

	Recently, the Equal Protection Clause has been interpreted in a broader manner than before. For example, in [[Kansas]], multiple lawsuits have been resolved in favor of claimants who have argued that the public school funding system discriminates against students in counties with smaller tax bases, and judges have ordered wealthier school districts to share money with other districts.		Recently, the Equal Protection Clause has been interpreted in a broader manner than before. For example, in [[Kansas]], multiple lawsuits have been resolved in favor of claimants who have argued that the public school funding system discriminates against students in counties with smaller tax bases, and judges have ordered wealthier school districts to share money with other districts.

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−	The government violates the ''Equal Protection Clause'' of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.	+	The government violates the '''Equal Protection Clause''' of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.

	Recently, the Equal Protection Clause has been interpreted in a broader manner than before. For example, in [[Kansas]], multiple lawsuits have been resolved in favor of claimants who have argued that the public school funding system discriminates against students in counties with smaller tax bases, and judges have ordered wealthier school districts to share money with other districts.		Recently, the Equal Protection Clause has been interpreted in a broader manner than before. For example, in [[Kansas]], multiple lawsuits have been resolved in favor of claimants who have argued that the public school funding system discriminates against students in counties with smaller tax bases, and judges have ordered wealthier school districts to share money with other districts.

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−	The government violates the Equal Protection Clause of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.	+	The government violates the ''Equal Protection Clause'' of the [[Fourteenth Amendment]] when it treats one person differently from another who is similarly situated without a rational basis for the disparate treatment. If there are racial or gender differences between the two examples, then the government must demonstrate more than a rational basis for the disparate treatment.
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		+	Recently, the Equal Protection Clause has been interpreted in a broader manner than before. For example, in [[Kansas]], multiple lawsuits have been resolved in favor of claimants who have argued that the public school funding system discriminates against students in counties with smaller tax bases, and judges have ordered wealthier school districts to share money with other districts.

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