Topic 7 DQ 1

Please answer the following discussion's questions at least 400 words and provide reference and proper citation

The "Equal Protection Clause" has played an important role in American legal history, from its enactment in the Fourteenth Amendment to the Court's current interpretation.

• What does it mean to have equal protection under the law?
• Why were the drafters of the Fourteenth Amendment concerned about this?
• Does the Court's current jurisprudence fit within those concerns, or has it exceeded them?