Ratified in 1868, Congress and the courts have applied the 14th Amendment's Equal Protection Clause to many aspects of public life over the past 150 years. The Fourteenth Amendment addresses many aspects of citizenship and the rights of citizens.In a case called Hernandez v. Texas, the Court recognized that Latinos were subject to discrimination based on their ethnicity. The Citizenship Clause broadly defines citizenship, superseding the Supreme Court's decision in Dred Scott v. Showing 45 Guides ; Nov 19, 2024 20345. 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution: Primary Documents in American History ; Nov 19, 2024 15744. Leaders in the doctrinal conflict regarding the meaning of due process in the. Fourteenth Amendment were Justices Frankfurter and Black. One of the first reactions against Reconstruction was to deprive AfricanAmerican men of their voting rights.