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14th Amendment In Simple Terms In Virginia
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The Fourteenth Amendment made all native-born men and women citizens and guaranteed them equal protection under the law. The Supreme Court held that Virginia's laws violated the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment.The 14th Amendment provides, in part, that no state can "deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Among them was the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits the states from depriving "any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. It established the principle of birthright citizenship, meaning a person born in the U.S. is automatically a citizen. The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people, including non-citizens, within its jurisdiction. The Equal Protection Clause requires each state to provide equal protection under the law to all people, including non-citizens, within its jurisdiction. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Amendment IX (1791). Rights, and Fourteenth Amendment, 66 TEMPLE L. REV.