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A 7 page paper discussing the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The writer discusses the context of this amendment in current times as it relates to equality, women's rights, relevant social programs, etc; It is ultimately concluded that although the 14th amendment is the first step towards social reform, and equal rights for all citizens, it will be a long time before those discriminated against -- women, homosexuals, blacks, and other minorities -- are truly considered equal. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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File: D0_14tham.rtf
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nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." Unfortunately, this amendment is better in theory than it is in reality. The truth is,
while the discrimination this amendment fights against is not as blatant as it used to be, it is still apparent in our every day lives. For women in particular,
discrimination is still very prevalant in society. II. Education and Women Over the past several years, this controversy has focused on the Virginia Military Institute. In 1990, the
U.S. Justice Department brought a suit against V.M.I. for refusing to admit women to the school, and hence, failing to comply with the 14th Amendment of the Constitution. In 1991,
a federal district court ruled in favor of V.M.I., agreeing with the schools argument that single-gender schooling was a form of diversity in education and that admitting women would destroy
its educational methods. This decision, however, was overturned in 1992 by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, which found that V.M.I. was indeed not in compliance with
the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment. However, the court did not order that women be admitted to V.M.I. if alternatives were available and if these alternatives satisfied the equal-protection
clause. In fact, the court gave V.M.I. and the commonwealth of Virginia (a co-defendant in the case) three options which would satisfy legal compliance with the 14th amendment: (1) decide to
admit women to V.M.I. and adjust the program to implement that choice; (2) establish parallel institutions or parallel programs; or (3) abandon state support of V.M.I., leaving it the
option of pursuing its own policies as a private institution. V.M.I. appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari, which was denied in 1993 pending final adjudication
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