This seemed to me to add weight to the equal-protection claim.    From Wordnik.com.  [COURAGE AND CONSEQUENCE] Reference

In the end, Coleman doesn't have a strong equal-protection argument.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Franken's Monster: Will Bush v. Gore bite Democrats in Coleman v. Franken?] Reference

In the end, Coleman doesn\'t have a strong equal-protection argument.    From Wordnik.com.  [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Franken's Monster: Will Bush v. Gore bite Democrats in Coleman v. Franken?] Reference

The equal-protection clause comes down to what you regard as analogous.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » Fierce advocacy:] Reference

Constitution's equal-protection clause, attorney general Gale A. Norton said.    From Wordnik.com.  [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference

At least this provides the basis for an equal-protection challenge, but where does it go next?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

He wanted to extend the equal-protection clause to protect entitlements like welfare and housing.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Great Original's Lives At The Law] Reference

Such laws would be in clear violation of basic constitutional principles, including the equal-protection clause.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-01-01] Reference

The Supreme Court once found a violation using the rational-basis standard, but it was an equal-protection case.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Rare Circuit Case Allowing a “Rational Basis” Challenge To Go Forward:] Reference

And by the way, any standard they would set forward would probably come into conflict with that equal-protection clause.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Election 2000: Gore Campaign Orders Recount Committee to Suspend All Activities, Says Vice President Will Make Statement This Evening - December 13, 2000] Reference

Since unfairness abounds in everyday life, the equal-protection clause is a potentially limitless invitation to meddling by judges.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Truth Behind The Pillars] Reference

To enforce the 14th Amendment's equal-protection clause, courts have found that "there are situations in which race in some form must be considered.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sotomayor Grilled by Panel] Reference

Mr. Minter argued that Proposition 8 allowed a majority to take away rights from a minority, which "disables the equal-protection role" of the government.    From Wordnik.com.  [California's Gay-Marriage Ban Gets Court Airing] Reference

The suit filed Wednesday argues that while Proposition 8 squarely addressed the marriage half of the Supreme Court's ruling, it didn't address the equal-protection half.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gay-Marriage Ban Sets Up Host of Battles] Reference

Nor was he happy with their approach to the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment, which was passed after the Civil War to protect the rights of emancipated slaves.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Sliver of Hope] Reference

SCrOTUS is gonna rule that the equal-protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment invalidates the Electoral College since it clearly does not result in one-person, one-vote.    From Wordnik.com.  [TPM Track Composite: Obama's Lead Expands In First Post-Debate Polls] Reference

He plans to invoke the Constitution's equal-protection clause.    From Wordnik.com.  [news | LD | http://www.the-dispatch.com] Reference

That raises constitutional equal-protection problems, they said.    From Wordnik.com.  [American Chronicle] Reference

They argue that DOMA violates the equal-protection clause of the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [WRAL.com Top Stories] Reference

The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected an equal-protection challenge, and the U.S.    From Wordnik.com.  [Daily Democrat Most Viewed] Reference

Last week's Supreme Court ruling was based on equal-protection language in the Iowa Constitution.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Daily Iowan - Online Edition] Reference

The arbitrary enforcement of a law against a single business in a single state raises equal-protection concerns.    From Wordnik.com.  [City Journal] Reference

Judge Vaughn Walker said Proposition 8 was unconstitutional under both the due-process and equal-protection clauses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal] Reference

The case centered on whether Proposition 8 is constitutional under the equal-protection clause of the 14th Amendment.    From Wordnik.com.  [SHRM Online Employment Laws and Regulations News] Reference

The state's highest court interpreted the equal-protection clause of the state constitution to mandate same-sex marriage.    From Wordnik.com.  [The American Spectator] Reference

Wednesday ruling that California's Proposition 8 violates the due-process and equal-protection clauses of the U.S. Constitution.    From Wordnik.com.  [azcentral.com | news] Reference

The common denominator in the contradictory Massachusetts-California rulings is reliance on the equal-protection language of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [News & Record Article Feed] Reference

District Judge Vaughn Walker ruled last week that Prop 8 violates due-process and equal-protection rights under the U.S. Constitution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Rung's attorney argued that Nebraska's child-enticement law violates the equal-protection clauses of the state and federal constitutions.    From Wordnik.com.  [KETV.com - Local News] Reference

The Iowa Supreme Court said a law limiting marriage to heterosexual couples violates the Iowa Constitution's equal-protection provisions.    From Wordnik.com.  [ABP News] Reference

The challenge rests in an invocation of the Constitution's equal-protection clause, which prevents laws from being applied discriminately.    From Wordnik.com.  [Politics :: The Atlantic] Reference