Gerald J. Whalen, Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, writes: The great import and utility of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment cannot be overstated, and ...

For over 50 years, we have lived in a “democracy” defined by a stagnant Constitution, partisan gridlock, and rule by an appointed Supreme Court minority. Progress is stalled. At best, we rely on ...

Politics Part IX: Equal Protection of the Law - Sex Discrimination and Other Types An Introduction To Constitutional Law Video Library: Frontiero v. Richardson (1973), Craig v. Boren (1976), U.S. v.

When the Supreme Court hears an appeal Wednesday from transgender youths challenging a Tennessee ban on their medical care, fundamental principles forbidding sex discrimination will be on the line.

The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is exactly like a similar provision in the Fifth Amendment, which only restricts the federal government. It states that no person shall be “deprived ...