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| − | '''Due process''' of [[law]] means the right of all [[person]]s 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. | + | '''Due process''' of [[law]] means the right of all [[person]]s 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 [[lawyer|counsel]], and the right to remain silent ([[Fifth Amendment]]), to a speedy and public [[trial]], to an impartial [[jury]], and to confront and secure witnesses. |
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| − | For a listing of what [[due process]] entails, see [[Vitek v. Jones]] (1980). | + | For a listing of what '''due process''' entails, see ''[[Vitek v. Jones]]'' (1980). |
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| | + | ==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]] .... |
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| | + | ==Attitudes toward due process== |
| | + | The [[far-left]] and [[liberal]]s are increasingly opposed to due process, as seen in their propagation of the [[Kavanaugh smear]] and their opposition to federal government actions to expand due process protections.<ref>Rothman, Noah (November 16, 2018). [https://www.commentarymagazine.com/american-society/betsy-devos-title-ix-anti-justice-left/ The Anti-Justice Left]. ''Commentary''. Retrieved November 17, 2018.</ref> |
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| | == See also == | | == See also == |
| | + | * [[Due Process Clause]] |
| | * [[Bill of Rights]] | | * [[Bill of Rights]] |
| | * [[Unalienable rights]] | | * [[Unalienable rights]] |
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| | * [[Claim]] | | * [[Claim]] |
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| − | | + | ==References== |
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| | + | [[Category:Bill of Rights]] |
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| | + | [[Category:Fifth Amendment]] |
| | + | [[Category:Bill of Rights]] |
| | + | [[Category:Fourteenth Amendment]] |
| | + | [[Category:United States Law]] |
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| | [[Category:United States Constitution]] | | [[Category:United States Constitution]] |
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