their color
Each person has the same chance for a basic public education
Equal treatment under law ensures fairness and justice for all individuals, regardless of their background or characteristics. It helps to prevent discrimination and promotes a more inclusive society where everyone has the same rights and opportunities.
Civil Rights
Frederick Douglas was in favor of equal rights for all people. However, the focus during his lifetime was equal treatment under the law for African Americans.
Happy people are more productive members of society. If gay people are allowed to live as they please, this benefits society as a whole.
Articles of confederation help to limit such government involvement and ensure equal treatment.
It means that everyone is viewed as "equal" before the law, and they all are afforded equal treatment under the law.
Discrimination
One benefit of instituting the common law was the establishment of a consistent legal framework across regions, providing predictability and stability in legal decisions. It also helped to ensure fairness and equal treatment under the law, as decisions were based on precedent and principles of justice.
Many people have died in the struggle for equality.
Equal protection under the law is a right given to all people in the US. It simply means that no matter how wealthy or the social status, everyone has the same rights.
A governmental action that denies someone fair and equal treatment under the law may be declared unconstitutional. A judge can evaluate a law and declare that it is unconstitutional.