“The purpose of our Constitution—especially the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal-protection guarantee—is to protect minority rights even when, or especially when, they are unpopular.” — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
All distinctions of birth or of rank have been abolished. All citizens, whether native or adopted, are placed upon terms of precise… — James K. Polk Copy Share Image
As members of the judiciary tasked with intervening to carry out the guarantee of equal protection, we ought not sit back and… — Sonia Sotomayor Copy Share Image
One question we must consider today is how we can take action to unify our nation, heal racial division, end poverty and… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
Money is speech. It's incongruous to say a multimillionaire can spend as much on his own campaign as he wants, but you… — Roger Stone Copy Share Image
I just want to believe that, as a citizen in this country, that I have equal protection under the law and that… — Danny K. Davis Copy Share Image
“The clause that grants all “persons” equal protection under the law, in context, seems to apply pretty clearly only to human beings… — Thom Hartmann Copy Share Image
When a politician like Marco Rubio is willing to sacrifice his career defining immigration reform legislation solely to insure that gays and… — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court had the choice not only which way to rule, pro- or anti-gay marriage rights, but also how they were… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
