PPT-Equal Protection Clause

Lesson 19 Lesson Objectives When you have finished this less you should be able to Define equal protection of the laws Explain why neither state governments nor the national government can deprive people of equal protection of the laws. DEPRAVED MIND MURDER UNDER THE NEW MEXICO CONSTITUTION I. INTRODUCTION Recently, numerous cases have arisen in New Mexico courts where the constitutionality of New Mexico's depraved mind murder formul Bush V Gore. The Fourteenth Amendment. The Equal Protection Clause. States’ election laws. Baker v Carr 1962. Tennessee had failed to reapportion the state legislature for 60 years . Baker, a voter, brought suit against the state (Joe Carr was a state official in charge of elections) in federal district court, claiming that the dilution of his vote as a result of the state's . Cartoon from www.landmarkcases.org and developed by Project LEGAL ,Maxwell School of Syracuse University.  . In 1896, . . . the Supreme Court ruled in . Plessy v. Ferguson. that segregation was permissible in facilities such as schools, restaurants, railroad cars and restrooms, so long as those facilities were equal. This doctrine, known as “Separate but Equal” was in place for nearly 60 years. Because “Separate but Equal” lasted so long, many Americans came to think of segregation as appropriate or even desirable.. By: Cassie . Swaggerty. . Marbury v. Madison . Articles 2, 3, & 6. Article 2 indicates that . marbury’s. appointment had been carried out properly.. Article 3 indicates that the supreme court holds jurisdiction over federal officials . Bush V Gore. The Fourteenth Amendment. The Equal Protection Clause. States’ election laws. Baker v Carr 1962. Tennessee had failed to reapportion the state legislature for 60 years . Baker, a voter, brought suit against the state (Joe Carr was a state official in charge of elections) in federal district court, claiming that the dilution of his vote as a result of the state's . Lowi. , Ginsberg, . Shepsle. , . Ansolabehere. Civil Rights. Chapter 5. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Are Not the Same. Civil rights . are the legal or moral claims that citizens are entitled to make on the government. This lesson examines how the equal protection clause prohibits state governments from denying people “equal protection of the laws.” . Like the due process clause, the equal protection clause places limits on government, not private individuals. . Asked court to declare unconstitutional Connecticut statute requiring fees and costs for service of process in divorce actions. . Also requested an injunction that would allow plaintiffs, as well as others in their class, to proceed without paying fees. . Resources from the Long Black Freedom Struggle. Reconstruction to Rosa Parks. Reconstruction Amendments (13, 14, 15). Plessy v. Ferguson (1896). Brown v. Board of Education (1954). Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956. Background Info. In 1984 the mother of Joshua DeShaney sued the Winnebago County Social services. This was for the neglect of her son who was repeatedly beaten by his father. Joshua became comatose and later pronounced legally retarded after years of abuse from his father. . Supreme Court Cases Civics Gideon v. Wainwright Constitutional Principle: 6 th Amendment – right to a lawyer 14 th Amendment – Equal Protection Clause Impact: Right to a lawyer, even if you cannot afford one 1Associate in the firms Oklahoma City officeLabor Employment AttorneySubsequent information should not be understood as or considered a substitute for specific legal adviceFor inquiries please contac Constitutional. Amendments 11-27. There are . 17 other amendments . not included in the Bill of Rights. The rest of the amendments have been added from . 1795-1992. The most important of these amendments deal with . A clause is a group of words that contains a . subject. and . predicate. . It forms a part of a sentence.. If a clause . makes complete sense in itself. , it is called the . Main Clause. or . The Principal Clause.