Equal Rights Amendment > Recent Congressional action: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment#Recent_congressional_action https://en.wikipedia.org

Equal Rights Amendment > Recent Congressional action: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment#Recent_congressional_action https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment#Recent_... Declaration of Independence: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration : > We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_... : > Like the Fourteenth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment includes a due process clause stating that no person shall "be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law". The Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause applies to the federal government, while the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause applies to state governments (and by extension, local governments). The Supreme Court has interpreted the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause to provide two main protections: procedural due process, which requires government officials to follow fair procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property, and substantive due process, which protects certain fundamental rights from government interference. The Supreme Court has also held that the Due Process Clause contains a prohibition against vague laws and an implied equal protection requirement similar to the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause. Fourteenth Amendment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_Un... Fourteenth Amendment > Equal Protection Clause: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Protection_Clause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Protection_Clause : > The Equal Protection Clause is part of the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides "nor shall any State ... deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Equal justice under law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_justice_under_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_justice_under_law Equality before the law: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_before_the_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_before_the_law : > Article 7 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) states: "All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law". [1] Thus, it states that everyone must be treated equally under the law regardless of race, gender, color, ethnicity, religion, disability, or other characteristics, without privilege, discrimination or bias. The general guarantee of equality is provided by most of the world's national constitutions, [4] but specific implementations of this guarantee vary. Equal Protection of Equal Rights. Strict scrutiny iff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_scrutiny https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strict_scrutiny UDHR: Universal Declaration of Human Rights: https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-human-rights https://www.un.org/en/about-us/universal-declaration-of-huma... : > Article 7: All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination in violation of this Declaration and against any incitement to such discrimination. > Article 8: Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. > Article 10: Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him. > Article 16: Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. UDHR: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human... (1) Equal Protection of (2) Equal Rights. Inalienable right: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_right https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inalienable_right ( -> Natural rights and legal rights (in British Common law since the Magna Carta)) Life: Liberty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty : > In the Constitutional law of the United States, ordered liberty means creating a balanced society where individuals have the freedom to act without unnecessary interference (negative liberty) and access to opportunities and resources to pursue their goals (positive liberty), all within a fair legal system. Pursuit of Happiness: