The 14th Amendment provides, in part, that no state can "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Court has said, ''is the same as that under the Fourteenth Amend- ment.Nearly all individuals who are required to register as sex offenders must do so because they have been convicted of a criminal offense. Nearly all individuals who are required to register as sex offenders must do so because they have been convicted of a criminal offense. Neither the Election Code nor the Constitution permit this outcome. The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.18. Pretrial detainees have due process rights under the fifth and fourteenth amendments and are entitled to non-punishing jail conditions. In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Kentucky officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States.