The basics of the Equal Protection Clause is that no state may, “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.” This means that no law or action of that the state may take can ever interfere with equal protection of the people. This includes the idea that every citizen of the United States is entitled to equality of opportunity. This stops a state from giving certain privileges to groups of people or even taking away rights from others. It is a constitutional guarantee of fair treatment for all persons, which is how the fourteenth amendment prevents state governments from practicing unfair discrimination against a person or a group of people. One of the drafters of the Clause said,“ [This clause] establishes
