American Government / Unit 3 Gov 101 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause
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The idea
The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified in 1868, forbids states to deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law.
In practice
For the first time the Constitution aimed a broad rights guarantee directly at the states.
Where people slip
The clause's reach grew case by case, not all at once.
Your place on the trail
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