Geek Speak: The 14th amendment and “equal protection” Who is protected from what and by what standards?

Please join Craig Christensen for “The 14th amendment and “equal protection” Who is protected from what and by what standards?”

The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted shortly after and as a result of the Civil War. It marked the first time that the Constitution began to regulate the conduct of the various states toward their citizens and the rights of those citizens. Without the 14th Amendment we likely would not have had the same debates about abortion, guns, affirmative action or many other contentious issues as the states would likely have remained largely free of the Bill of Rights. Even with the ratification of the Amendment the application of the Bill of Rights and other rights has been slow and incremental taking more than 140 years. We will discuss how the Amendment affects this issues and how we got here in two sessions.

Location: Jonas 110