The postwar amendments were highly contentious especially the Fourteenth Amendment, which provides equal protection under the law and they still are today.
This should be the case that finally shames all communities into toning down the anti-immigrant fervor and insisting on effective, evenhanded law enforcement — policing that provides equal protection to everybody in the community, reaches out to undocumented immigrants who too often are afraid to speak out when they are victims and defends the humanity of all.
The current injunction stems from a lawsuit filed by taxi drivers in July in which they argue that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) has failed to provide equal protection to all providers of car services in the city, according to reports.
Mayor Bret D. Schundler of Jersey City, who is vying for the Republican nomination, is challenging the bill, saying that it violates state and federal laws providing equal protection and due process.
Under the new rules, products labeled "broad spectrum" will have to provide equal protection against UVB and UVA, and only products with an SPF of 15 or higher will be allowed to claim protection against skin cancer and premature skin aging.
"Even our opponents in the Legislature acknowledge that the civil-union law has not provided equal protection," said Steven Goldstein, chairman of Garden State Equality, who has led the lobbying for the past six years and wept as the bill's sponsor, Senator Loretta Weinberg of Teaneck, introduced it.
So as roadside bombs in Afghanistan began claiming a rising toll measured by death, maiming and traumatic brain injuries, Mr. Gates ordered up a more maneuverable MRAP better suited for Afghanistan's terrain – but providing equal protection to the larger armored transports.
In particular, the idea of merit applies in one case but not the other: to be impartial between job candidates is presumably to select between them on the basis of merit, whereas to be impartial between one's children is not to think of merit at all, but rather to provide equal protection and care to all.
The fight ultimately helped lead to government policies and regulations to provide equal protection from environmental pollution for all.
The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people within its jurisdiction.
She believed that communities of color would be much better off with the enactment and enforcement of legislation to provide equal protection under the law.
