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What is the purpose of equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

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every person with a jurisdiction should not be turned down we have equal protection from the laws

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we have equal justice under the law it helped with the racial segregation and other discrimination

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The clause, which took effect in 1868, provides "nor shall any State [...] deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws".

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