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EQUALITY<br />

WHEN THE CONSTITUTION WAS WRITTEN<br />

EQUALITY DID NOT MEAN EQUAL<br />

TREATMENT FOR:<br />

• SLAVES OR NONWHITES<br />

• WOMEN<br />

• POOR PEOPLE<br />

TODAY, THE USE OF CATEGORIES LIKE<br />

THESE TO LIMIT A PERSON’S RIGHTS IS<br />

INHERENTLY SUSPECT UNLESS THERE<br />

IS A “COMPELLING PUBLIC INTEREST”.

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