Equal Protection Clause: Reed V. Texas
The Equal Protection Clause, which applies to equality, is protected under the Constitution.
The Equal Protection Clause is stated in the 14th Amendment.
The states that people born or naturalized in the United States are named citizens of the U.S. and of the state that they reside in.
This amendment intends to stop discrimination against others and to make sure everybody has equal rights. Cases that are related to this topic include Sweatt v. Painter, Reed v. Reed, and Lawrence v. Texas.
Sweatt v. Painter was about how a man applied for admission to the University of Texas Law School and was denied because the university restricted black people's access to the university. The Supreme Court admitted that the Equal Protection Clause required that Sweatt was to be admitted to the university. They state that the “Law school for negroes” is very unequal compared to the University of Texas law school. This means that people shall be treated equally no matter the race or ethnicity that they are and the reason is because if not it would contradict the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Also, the schooling would be unequal for the people who are of color. …show more content…
Reed was about two family members who had a deceased son and the ex-husband was to be favored over the ex-wife according to the Idaho Probate Code specified that "males must be preferred to females" as this would be justified in the court's decision. The Court held that the law's dissimilar treatment of men and women was unconstitutional. The Court argued that "[t]o give a mandatory preference to members of either sex over members of the other, as the equal protection clause protects this. This means that there will be no type of bias towards any genders that don't favor either and that both get an equal chance at what they are hearing or stating a
The Equal Protection Clause is stated in the 14th Amendment.
The states that people born or naturalized in the United States are named citizens of the U.S. and of the state that they reside in.
This amendment intends to stop discrimination against others and to make sure everybody has equal rights. Cases that are related to this topic include Sweatt v. Painter, Reed v. Reed, and Lawrence v. Texas.
Sweatt v. Painter was about how a man applied for admission to the University of Texas Law School and was denied because the university restricted black people's access to the university. The Supreme Court admitted that the Equal Protection Clause required that Sweatt was to be admitted to the university. They state that the “Law school for negroes” is very unequal compared to the University of Texas law school. This means that people shall be treated equally no matter the race or ethnicity that they are and the reason is because if not it would contradict the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment. Also, the schooling would be unequal for the people who are of color. …show more content…
Reed was about two family members who had a deceased son and the ex-husband was to be favored over the ex-wife according to the Idaho Probate Code specified that "males must be preferred to females" as this would be justified in the court's decision. The Court held that the law's dissimilar treatment of men and women was unconstitutional. The Court argued that "[t]o give a mandatory preference to members of either sex over members of the other, as the equal protection clause protects this. This means that there will be no type of bias towards any genders that don't favor either and that both get an equal chance at what they are hearing or stating a