Violation Of The 14th Amendment In The United States

The 14th Amendment to the Constitution was ratified on July 9, 1868 and provided citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which notably included former slaves. It also grants every citizen equal protection of the laws and has had an extensive role in the progression of our society by being referenced in many court cases. First of all, the case Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that segregation of public schools violated the 14th Amendment (Constitution Daily). Before in the case Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), it was determined that segregation did not violate the 14th Amendment because the separate facilities were “equal” (Constitution Daily). Another case, Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978) ruled that the University of California Medical School’s use of strict racial quotas was unconstitutional (Constitution Daily). …show more content…
In 1973, Roe v. Wade ruled a law in the state of Texas that banned abortions to be in violation of the Constitution’s 1st, 4th, 9th, and 14th amendments. The outcome was that states are forbidden to outlaw or regulate any aspect of abortion performed in the first trimester of pregnancy. Roe v. Wade remains one of the most controversial Supreme Court decisions to date because of ethics, religion, and biology.
In conclusion, the 14th Amendment is incredibly general, allowing it to grant equality to all citizens whether they be a man, woman, black, white, latino. The 14th Amendment is still essential to the United States today because this country’s citizens are so diverse. Every single citizen, regardless of their differences, deserves