Sentence examples similar to equal clauses from inspiring English sources
His most notable act during his 12 years in that post was his 1783 ruling that the "all men are born free and equal" clause in the state bill of rights implicitly abolished slavery in Massachusetts.
[That means Google won't be hobbled by any separate-but-equal clauses keeping Google and DoubleClick data apart, which would have probably squirreled the deal].
Justice Ling-Cohan found that state marriage law violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the State Constitution.
The courts -- including the Supreme Court -- said no. Next, school districts turned to the state courts, arguing that unequal financing violated the equal protection clauses in their state constitutions.
In a seminal ruling, the district court ruled in 2010 that the ban violated the due process and equal protection clauses of the US constitution.
In contrast, the due process and equal protection clauses have substantial application outside of the criminal law.
Originally, the equal protection clause provided for equality under the law.
That violates not only the equal protection clause of the Constitution, but also the values of equality and fairness that Americans hold dear.
This violates the equal protection clause".
He asks, what does the equal protection clause forbid?
That, the judges said in their ruling, violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
