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Which part of rhe Constitution forbids discrimination based on citizenship status?
by leereeves 7y ago
Which part of rhe Constitution forbids discrimination based on citizenship status?
- dragonwriter 7y agoNo part of the Constitution entirely forbids discrimination on any basis, but the part that is held to limit state discrimination on that basis is—as limits state discrimination on every basis—the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
- torstenvl 7y agoThe equal protection clause applies to citizenship status. The key case on citizenship discrimination and public education is Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982) available at https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-activities/access-education-rule-law https://www.uscourts.gov/educational-resources/educational-a...