Mt-ESC NEO
Understanding Section 1
Which protections are extended by Section 1 of the
Fourteenth Amendment?
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ...
are citizens of the United States und of the State wherein
they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which
shall ſtake away] the privileges or immunities of citizens
of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any
person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law; nor deny to any person ... the equal protection of
the laws.
the right of citizenship
the right of states to enforce any law
equal protection under the law
due process
the right to deprive persons of property