equal protection
noun
: a guarantee under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that a state must treat an individual or class of individuals the same as it treats other individuals or classes in like circumstances
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The majority of justices rejected the argument from activists and the Biden DOJ that Tennessee’s Senate Bill 1 violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2025
This treatment is vile and an affront to our Constitution and our principles of equal protection under the law.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Six transgender service members are suing to block the order and be re-enlisted under equal protection.
—Mary Claire Malloy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Planned Parenthood’s legal theories of retaliation for speech and violations of the equal protection clause get more tenuous from there.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
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Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 21 July 2025
This treatment is vile and an affront to our Constitution and our principles of equal protection under the law.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2025
Six transgender service members are suing to block the order and be re-enlisted under equal protection.
—Mary Claire Malloy, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
Planned Parenthood’s legal theories of retaliation for speech and violations of the equal protection clause get more tenuous from there.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 July 2025
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“Equal protection.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/equal%20protection. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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