That, the judges said in their ruling, violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

Nor does the "voter intent" standard set by Florida law violate the equal protection clause.

The plaintiffs argue that it violates the equal protection clause in the Constitution.

Did the trespass statute violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment?

The court's majority focused on this option, saying that making it available only to heterosexual couples violated the equal protection clause of the state's Constitution.

They believed that this classification violated the equal protection clause as irrational and invidious.

Those cities have filed suit in Federal court, saying the measure violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

To deny benefits from children on the basis of their mothers' immigration status, they add, is to violate the equal protection clause of the Constitution.

Such punitive, discriminatory taxation plainly violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.

She says any law against abortion violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment since it inherently discriminates against women.