First Advisor
Ethan Sanders
Second Advisor
Chiang Michael
College
Regis College
Degree Name
Department of History, Politics and Political Economy
Department (optional)
History
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Number of Pages
25 pages
Abstract
The Fourteenth Amendment is not often thought about as one of the pillars of American freedom and citizenship, but it is indeed. The Fourteenth Amdendment establishes equal protections under the law, due process, and citizenship. This thesis seeks to look at how the Fourteenth Amendment and gender intersect in a way that establishes who gets what rights, and how those rights are able to be interpreted. The way in which the Fourteenth Amendement is interpreted establishes who gets protections and what equality under the law means within the context of American society. In using legal history, and the breifing of case law, this thesis uses Constitutional law to explain the real life implications for the way that the Supreme Court throughout history has interpreted the Fourteenth Amendment.
Date of Award
Spring 2023
Copyright
© Jillian Bartley
Recommended Citation
Bartley, Jillian, "Implications Within Interpretations and Legal Implementations of The Fourteenth Amendment" (2023). Regis University Student Publications (comprehensive collection). 1096.
https://epublications.regis.edu/theses/1096