1.   Does the bedrock constitutional principle of equal protection for all require affirmative action, merely allow it, or even prohibit it?

2.   Instead, it guaranteed equal protection to all-except where equality conflicted with state or canton laws.

3.   Segregation on the basis of race is a denial of equal protection in violation of the Constitution.

4.   The Constitution, and the courts that have interpreted it, posit rights to liberty, privacy and equal protection.

5.   Everyone should have equal protection by the law and the ability to appeal against local authority.

6.   The Supreme Court relies on the language of equal protection to strike down state legislation that recognizes fundamental rights for some and not others.

7.   This connection between integrity and the rhetoric of equal protection is revealing.

8.   Already this month, lawsuits have been filed in Georgia, Illinois and, yes, Florida, challenging the voting systems in those states on equal protection grounds.