West Virginia v. B. P. J. · ¶73
Ratified in 1868, the Equal Protection Clause provides that no State shall deny “to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” U. S. Const., Amdt. 14. That command “must coexist with the practical necessity that most legislation classifies for one purpose or another, with resulting disadvantage to various groups or persons.” United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U. S. 495, 509 (2025) (quotation marks omitted).Read in context ›
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