The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.

Equal protection under the law - for race, religion, gender or sexual orientation - should not be subject to the most popular sentiments of the day.

There is no proportional representation requirement in the Equal Protection Clause.

The 'takings' clause of the Fifth Amendment is for conservatives what the equal protection clause of the 14th is for liberals.

When the 14th Amendment, equal protection clause was enacted, the galleries in the Senate were segregated. Now we have integration.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.