Difference between revisions of "Due process"

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Due process of law means the right of all persons to receive the guarantees and safeguards of the law and the judicial process. It includes such protections under the U.S. Constitution as adequate notice, assistance of counsel, and the rights to remain silent (Fifth Amendment), to a speedy and public trial, to an impartial jury, and to confront and secure witnesses.

For a listing of what due process entails, see Vitek v. Jones (1980).

Due Process Clause

The Due Process Clause is the following provision in the Fourteenth Amendment:

... nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law ....

See Also

• Due Process Clause
• Bill of Rights
• Unalienable rights
• Fifth Amendment
• Impeachment of a witness
• Civil action
• Claim