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equality clause in Michigan

11 Michigan opinions name it 2 courts 1912–1998 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Michigan courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (13)

CaseFollowedCited
People v. Loyergreen
michctapp · 1988 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1998–1998
2 sentences

1998See also People v Loyer, 169 Mich App 105, 126 ; 425 NW2d 714 (1988) (T.

1998See also People v Loyer, 169 Mich App 105, 126 ; 425 NW2d 714 (1988) (T.

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Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bankgreen
· 1898 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1960–1966
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Ellis, 165 US 150, 155 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666), classification ‘must always rest upon some difference which bears a rea *646 sonable and just relation to tbe act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.’ As was said in Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 170 US 283, 293 ( 18 S Ct 594 , 42 L ed 1037): ‘The rule * * * [i.e., of the equality clause] is not a substitute for municipal law; it only prescribes that that law have the attribute of equality of operation, and equality of operation does not mean indi

1966Co. v. Ellis, 165 US 150, 155 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666), classification ‘must always rest upon some difference which bears a rea *646 sonable and just relation to tbe act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.’ As was said in Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 170 US 283, 293 ( 18 S Ct 594 , 42 L ed 1037): ‘The rule * * * [i.e., of the equality clause] is not a substitute for municipal law; it only prescribes that that law have the attribute of equality of operation, and equality of operation does not mean indi

22
Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. Ellisgreen
scotus · 1897 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1960–1966
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Ellis, 165 US 150, 155 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666), classification ‘must always rest upon some difference which bears a rea *646 sonable and just relation to tbe act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.’ As was said in Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 170 US 283, 293 ( 18 S Ct 594 , 42 L ed 1037): ‘The rule * * * [i.e., of the equality clause] is not a substitute for municipal law; it only prescribes that that law have the attribute of equality of operation, and equality of operation does not mean indi

1966Co. v. Ellis, 165 US 150, 155 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666), classification ‘must always rest upon some difference which bears a rea *646 sonable and just relation to tbe act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.’ As was said in Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 170 US 283, 293 ( 18 S Ct 594 , 42 L ed 1037): ‘The rule * * * [i.e., of the equality clause] is not a substitute for municipal law; it only prescribes that that law have the attribute of equality of operation, and equality of operation does not mean indi

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Southern Railway Co. v. Greenegreen
· 1910 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1960–1966
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Greene (1910), 216 US 400 ( 30 S Ct 287 , 54 L ed 536), the United States Supreme Court stated the requirements of the equality clause this way, at p 412: “The equal protection of the laws means subjection to equal laws, applying alike to all in the same *645 situation.

1966Co. v. Greene (1910), 216 US 400 ( 30 S Ct 287 , 54 L ed 536), the United States Supreme Court stated the requirements of the equality clause this way, at p 412: “The equal protection of the laws means subjection to equal laws, applying alike to all in the same *645 situation.

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Metropolitan Casualty Ins. Co. v. Brownellgreen
scotus · 1935 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1962–1966
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Ellis (1897), 165 US 150 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666); Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. v. Brownell (1935), 294 US 580 ( 55 S Ct 538 , 79 L ed 1070); Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. v. Harrison (1937), 301 US 459 ( 57 S Ct 838 , 81 L ed 1223); Skinner v. Oklahoma, ex rel.

1966Co. v. Ellis (1897), 165 US 150 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666); Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. v. Brownell (1935), 294 US 580 ( 55 S Ct 538 , 79 L ed 1070); Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. v. Harrison (1937), 301 US 459 ( 57 S Ct 838 , 81 L ed 1223); Skinner v. Oklahoma, ex rel.

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Baker v. Carrgreen
scotus · 1962 · cited in 2 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1964–1966
2 sentences

1966Of course the language of the amendment is not so explicit, but the Supreme Court reached its conclusion by applying the “well developed and familiar” (Baker v. Carr [1962], 369 US 186, 226 [ 82 S Ct 691 , 7 L ed 2d 663]) judicial standards of the equality clause to the process of apportioning legislative power in a representative government where every citizen enjoys the “constitutionally protected right to vote” for State legislators.

1966Of course the language of the amendment is not so explicit, but the Supreme Court reached its conclusion by applying the “well developed and familiar” (Baker v. Carr [1962], 369 US 186, 226 [ 82 S Ct 691 , 7 L ed 2d 663]) judicial standards of the equality clause to the process of apportioning legislative power in a representative government where every citizen enjoys the “constitutionally protected right to vote” for State legislators.

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Brouwer v. Kent County Clerkgreen
mich · 1966 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1967–1967
2 sentences

1967In Brouwer v. Kent County Clerk (1966), 377 Mich 616 , Chief Justice Kavanagh and Justices Adams and Smith joined with me in concluding that article 7, § 7 is invalid when tested by the requirements of the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and the counterpart equality clauses of our State’s Constitution, art 1, §§ 1 and 2, because it would require every township to be represented on its board of supervisors by one member, and only one, regardless of the population of the township.

1967See parts IV, V, and VI of my opinion in Brouwer, supra, 377 Mich 616, 648-661 .

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Bell's Gap Railroad v. Pennsylvaniagreen
scotus · 1890 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1966–1966
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Pennsylvania. 134 US 232, 237 ( 10 S Ct 533 , 33 L ed 892).” From the foregoing mature references, we may take the law to be that the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to render substantial equality between citizens except where there exist differences justifying the classification of citizens, in which event there must be equality within the classes, and that the differences which may justify classification must be such as bear reasonable relation to permissible State objectives sought to be achieved by classification and not such as are merely arbitrary a

1966Co. v. Pennsylvania. 134 US 232, 237 ( 10 S Ct 533 , 33 L ed 892).” From the foregoing mature references, we may take the law to be that the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment requires the States to render substantial equality between citizens except where there exist differences justifying the classification of citizens, in which event there must be equality within the classes, and that the differences which may justify classification must be such as bear reasonable relation to permissible State objectives sought to be achieved by classification and not such as are merely arbitrary a

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In Re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964green
mich · 1964 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1966–1966
2 sentences

1966See In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1964, 372 Mich 418, 461-469 ; In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1964, 373 Mich 247, 257-262 ; and In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1965, 376 Mich 410, 458-469 .

1966See In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964, 372 Mich 418, 461-469 ; In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964, 373 Mich 247, 257-262 ; and In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1965, 376 Mich 410, 458-469 .

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Blythe v. Hinckleygreen
scotus · 1899 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1964–1964
2 sentences

1964The equality clause, is, indeed, “as much a part of the laws of every State as its own local laws and Constitution” (Blythe v. Hinckley, 173 US 501, 508 [ 19 S Ct 497 , 43 L ed 783]; 180 US 333, 338 [ 21 S Ct 390 , 45 L ed 557]). 5 Even without our counterpart equality clauses the National equality clause would require controlling-consideration in the construction and application of the Constitution of 1963.

1964The equality clause, is, indeed, “as much a part of the laws of every State as its own local laws and Constitution” (Blythe v. Hinckley, 173 US 501, 508 [ 19 S Ct 497 , 43 L ed 783]; 180 US 333, 338 [ 21 S Ct 390 , 45 L ed 557]). 5 Even without our counterpart equality clauses the National equality clause would require controlling-consideration in the construction and application of the Constitution of 1963.

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Blythe v. Hinckleygreen
· 1901 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1964–1964
2 sentences

1964The equality clause, is, indeed, “as much a part of the laws of every State as its own local laws and Constitution” (Blythe v. Hinckley, 173 US 501, 508 [ 19 S Ct 497 , 43 L ed 783]; 180 US 333, 338 [ 21 S Ct 390 , 45 L ed 557]). 5 Even without our counterpart equality clauses the National equality clause would require controlling-consideration in the construction and application of the Constitution of 1963.

1964The equality clause, is, indeed, “as much a part of the laws of every State as its own local laws and Constitution” (Blythe v. Hinckley, 173 US 501, 508 [ 19 S Ct 497 , 43 L ed 783]; 180 US 333, 338 [ 21 S Ct 390 , 45 L ed 557]). 5 Even without our counterpart equality clauses the National equality clause would require controlling-consideration in the construction and application of the Constitution of 1963.

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Barbier v. Connollygreen
· 1884 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1960–1960
2 sentences

1960Mr. Justice Field, delivering the opinion of this Court in Barbier v. Connolly, 113 US 27, 32 ( 5 S Ct 357 , 28 L ed 923), of the equality clause, said — ‘Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within the amendment.’ In Hayes v. Missouri, 120 US 68 ( 7 S Ct 350 , 30 L ed 578), the court speaking through the same justice Said the Fourteenth Amendment ‘does not prohibit leg

1960Mr. Justice Field, delivering the opinion of this Court in Barbier v. Connolly, 113 US 27, 32 ( 5 S Ct 357 , 28 L ed 923), of the equality clause, said — ‘Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within the amendment.’ In Hayes v. Missouri, 120 US 68 ( 7 S Ct 350 , 30 L ed 578), the court speaking through the same justice Said the Fourteenth Amendment ‘does not prohibit leg

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Yick Wo v. Hopkinsgreen
scotus · 1886 · cited in 1 Michigan opinions naming this issue, 1960–1960
2 sentences

1960"Mr. Justice Matthews, in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 US 356, 369 ( 6 S Ct 1064 , 30 L ed 220), speaking for the court of both the due process and the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, said: "`These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws.'" The court went on to say (pp 337, 338): "Classification must be reasonable.

1960“Mr. Justice Matthews, in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 US 356, 369 ( 6 S Ct 1064 , 30 L ed 220), speaking for the court of both the due process and the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, said: “ ‘These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws.’ ” The court went on to say (pp 337, 338): “Classification must be reasonable.

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (19)

CaseCitedYears
Ake v. Oklahoma green
scotus · 1985
2 sentences

1998The equality principle as more recently explicated by the Supreme Court puts forth a three-factor test with the common theme of meaningful access to justice and an adequate opportunity to present claims, Ake v Oklahoma, 470 US 68 ; 105 S Ct 1087 ; 84 L Ed 2d 53 (1985), in other words, a classic balancing approach.

1998The equality principle as more recently explicated by the Supreme Court puts forth a three-factor test with the common theme of meaningful access to justice and an adequate opportunity to present claims, Ake v Oklahoma, 470 US 68 ; 105 S Ct 1087 ; 84 L Ed 2d 53 (1985), in other words, a classic balancing approach.

21998–1998
Scholle v. Secretary of State green
mich · 1960
2 sentences

1966Kavanagh, writing in dissent in the first Scholle Case (Scholle v. Secretary of State [1960], 360 Mich 1, 3 ) referred to and quoted at length from many Federal and State court cases applying the equality clause’s judicial standards to a variety of invidious discrimination claims.

1962Mr. Justice Kavanagh’s opinion on original hearing, 360 Mich 1 , beginning at p 26, refers to many Federal and State court cases applying such standards to a variety of invidious discrimination claims.

21962–1966
Scholle v. Hare green
scotus · 1962
2 sentences

1964While this Court 2 years ago, in Scholle v. Secretary of State, 367 Mich 176 , on remand by the United States supreme court (1962), 369 US 429 ( 82 S Ct 910 , 8 L ed 2d 1), for reconsideration in the'light of Baker v. Carr (1962), 369 US 186 ( 82 S Ct 691 , 7 L ed 2d 663), by majority decretal accord declared this State’s then current senatorial districts in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equality clause, there was substantial difference of opinion among the Court’s decretal majority regarding the nature and extent of that equality clause’s requirements in the context of legislative r

1964While this Court 2 years ago, in Scholle v. Secretary of State, 367 Mich 176 , on remand by the United States supreme court (1962), 369 US 429 ( 82 S Ct 910 , 8 L ed 2d 1), for reconsideration in the'light of Baker v. Carr (1962), 369 US 186 ( 82 S Ct 691 , 7 L ed 2d 663), by majority decretal accord declared this State’s then current senatorial districts in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equality clause, there was substantial difference of opinion among the Court’s decretal majority regarding the nature and extent of that equality clause’s requirements in the context of legislative r

21962–1964
Hirabayashi v. United States green
scotus · 1943
2 sentences

1985Hirabayashi v United States, 320 US 81, 100 ; 63 S Ct 1375 ; 87 L Ed 1774 (1943).

1985Hirabayashi v United States, 320 US 81, 100 ; 63 S Ct 1375 ; 87 L Ed 1774 (1943).

11985–1985
Douglas v. California green
scotus · 1963
2 sentences

1967Proceedings hereunder shall he stenographically recorded and a transcript thereof promptly made and filed with the clerk of the trial court as a part of the record of the case.” Almost a year and a half before our Court belatedly adopted subrule 785.4, the United States Supreme Court, in Douglas v. California (1963), 372 US 353 ( 83 S Ct 814 , 9 L ed 2d 811), had ruled that when a State accorded a right of appeal to defendants convicted of crimes, as Michigan does now, it was obliged by the requirements of the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution to pro

1967Proceedings hereunder shall he stenographically recorded and a transcript thereof promptly made and filed with the clerk of the trial court as a part of the record of the case.” Almost a year and a half before our Court belatedly adopted subrule 785.4, the United States Supreme Court, in Douglas v. California (1963), 372 US 353 ( 83 S Ct 814 , 9 L ed 2d 811), had ruled that when a State accorded a right of appeal to defendants convicted of crimes, as Michigan does now, it was obliged by the requirements of the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution to pro

11967–1967
Ex Parte Virginia green
scotus · 1880
1 sentence

1966Ex Parte Virginia (1880), 100 US 339 (25 L ed 676); Louis K.

11966–1966
Louisville Gas & Electric Co. v. Coleman green
scotus · 1928
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Ellis, 165 US 150, 155 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666), classification ‘must always rest upon some difference which bears a rea *646 sonable and just relation to tbe act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.’ As was said in Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 170 US 283, 293 ( 18 S Ct 594 , 42 L ed 1037): ‘The rule * * * [i.e., of the equality clause] is not a substitute for municipal law; it only prescribes that that law have the attribute of equality of operation, and equality of operation does not mean indi

1966Co. v. Ellis, 165 US 150, 155 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666), classification ‘must always rest upon some difference which bears a rea *646 sonable and just relation to tbe act in respect to which the classification is proposed, and can never be made arbitrarily and without any such basis.’ As was said in Magoun v. Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 170 US 283, 293 ( 18 S Ct 594 , 42 L ed 1037): ‘The rule * * * [i.e., of the equality clause] is not a substitute for municipal law; it only prescribes that that law have the attribute of equality of operation, and equality of operation does not mean indi

11966–1966
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance v. Harrison green
scotus · 1937
2 sentences

1966Co. v. Ellis (1897), 165 US 150 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666); Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. v. Brownell (1935), 294 US 580 ( 55 S Ct 538 , 79 L ed 1070); Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. v. Harrison (1937), 301 US 459 ( 57 S Ct 838 , 81 L ed 1223); Skinner v. Oklahoma, ex rel.

1966Co. v. Ellis (1897), 165 US 150 ( 17 S Ct 255 , 41 L ed 666); Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. v. Brownell (1935), 294 US 580 ( 55 S Ct 538 , 79 L ed 1070); Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & Insurance Co. v. Harrison (1937), 301 US 459 ( 57 S Ct 838 , 81 L ed 1223); Skinner v. Oklahoma, ex rel.

11966–1966
Attorney General v. Cogshall neutral
mich · 1895
1 sentence

1966The Gogshall statement that “the Constitution nowhere requires the election by cities of a supervisor” also should be read in light of the fact that in Gogshall the municipality continued to be represented on the board of supervisors by elected officials: “In the present case the duties of the supervisors have been in part transferred to an existing board, the members of which have been elected by the electors of the city, and in part to aldermen, who have likewise been elected.” 107 Mich 181,188 .

11966–1966
Reynolds v. Sims green
scotus · 1964
2 sentences

1966I On June 23,1964, barely one week after announcement by the United States Supreme Court of its decisions in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 US 533 ( 84 S Ct 1362 , 12 L ed 2d 506), and five related cases, 1 plaintiffs, registered voters in the city of Grand Rapids, Kent county filed a complaint in the circuit court challenging the apportionment of representation on the Kent county board of supervisors, the county’s legislative body.

1966I On June 23,1964, barely one week after announcement by the United States Supreme Court of its decisions in Reynolds v. Sims, 377 US 533 ( 84 S Ct 1362 , 12 L ed 2d 506), and five related cases, 1 plaintiffs, registered voters in the city of Grand Rapids, Kent county filed a complaint in the circuit court challenging the apportionment of representation on the Kent county board of supervisors, the county’s legislative body.

11966–1966
In Re Apportionment of State Legislature green
mich · 1965
2 sentences

1966See In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1964, 372 Mich 418, 461-469 ; In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1964, 373 Mich 247, 257-262 ; and In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1965, 376 Mich 410, 458-469 .

1966See In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964, 372 Mich 418, 461-469 ; In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964, 373 Mich 247, 257-262 ; and In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1965, 376 Mich 410, 458-469 .

11966–1966
In re Apportionment of State Legislature-1964 green
mich · 1964
2 sentences

1966See In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1964, 372 Mich 418, 461-469 ; In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1964, 373 Mich 247, 257-262 ; and In re Apportionment of State Legislature — 1965, 376 Mich 410, 458-469 .

1966See In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964, 372 Mich 418, 461-469 ; In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1964, 373 Mich 247, 257-262 ; and In re Apportionment of State Legislature—1965, 376 Mich 410, 458-469 .

11966–1966
Scholle v. Secretary of State green
mich · 1962
2 sentences

1964While this Court 2 years ago, in Scholle v. Secretary of State, 367 Mich 176 , on remand by the United States supreme court (1962), 369 US 429 ( 82 S Ct 910 , 8 L ed 2d 1), for reconsideration in the'light of Baker v. Carr (1962), 369 US 186 ( 82 S Ct 691 , 7 L ed 2d 663), by majority decretal accord declared this State’s then current senatorial districts in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment’s equality clause, there was substantial difference of opinion among the Court’s decretal majority regarding the nature and extent of that equality clause’s requirements in the context of legislative r

1964While this Court 2 years ago, in Scholle v. Secretary of State, 367 Mich 176 , on remand by the United States supreme court (1962), 369 US 429 ( 82 S Ct 910 , 8 L ed 2d 1), for reconsideration in the light of Baker v. Carr (1962), 369 US 186 ( 82 S Ct 691 , 7 L ed 2d 663), by majority decretal accord declared this State's then current senatorial districts in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's equality clause, there was substantial difference of opinion among the Court's decretal majority regarding the nature and extent of that equality *464 clause's requirements in the context of legislat

11964–1964
Bush v. Martin green
txsd · 1964
2 sentences

1964I find as much prospective persuasive value in the majority opinion in Bush v. Martin, (DC SD Tex), 224 F Supp 499 , as Mr. Justice Souris does in the dissent of Judge Roth in Marshall v. Hare. 1 Both were decisions of 3-judge Federal district courts.

1964I find as much prospective persuasive value in the majority opinion in Bush v. Martin, (DC SD Tex), 224 F Supp 499 , as Mr. Justice SOURIS does in the dissent of Judge Roth in Marshall v. Hare. [1] Both were decisions of 3-judge Federal district courts.

11964–1964
Hayes v. Missouri green
scotus · 1887
2 sentences

1960Mr. Justice Field, delivering the opinion of this Court in Barbier v. Connolly, 113 US 27, 32 ( 5 S Ct 357 , 28 L ed 923), of the equality clause, said — ‘Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within the amendment.’ In Hayes v. Missouri, 120 US 68 ( 7 S Ct 350 , 30 L ed 578), the court speaking through the same justice Said the Fourteenth Amendment ‘does not prohibit leg

1960Mr. Justice Field, delivering the opinion of this Court in Barbier v. Connolly, 113 US 27, 32 ( 5 S Ct 357 , 28 L ed 923), of the equality clause, said — ‘Class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose, is limited in its application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects alike all persons similarly situated, is not within the amendment.’ In Hayes v. Missouri, 120 US 68 ( 7 S Ct 350 , 30 L ed 578), the court speaking through the same justice Said the Fourteenth Amendment ‘does not prohibit leg

11960–1960
Cannon v. United States green
scotus · 1886
2 sentences

1960"Mr. Justice Matthews, in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 US 356, 369 ( 6 S Ct 1064 , 30 L ed 220), speaking for the court of both the due process and the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, said: "`These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws.'" The court went on to say (pp 337, 338): "Classification must be reasonable.

1960“Mr. Justice Matthews, in Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 US 356, 369 ( 6 S Ct 1064 , 30 L ed 220), speaking for the court of both the due process and the equality clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, said: “ ‘These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws.’ ” The court went on to say (pp 337, 338): “Classification must be reasonable.

11960–1960
Chicago, M. & St. P. Ry. Co. v. Westby neutral
ca8 · 1910
2 sentences

1912Co. v. Westby, 178 Fed. 619 , 102 C.

1912Co. v. Westby, 178 Fed. 619 , 102 C.

11912–1912
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railway Co. v. Foland green
ind · 1910
11912–1912
Murphey v. Murphey neutral
ind · 1910
11912–1912

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