The Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause Has Been a Source

question 22

Multiple Choice

The Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause has been a source of protection against discrimination applied to prisoners because of their

• A) ​race.
• B) ​gender.
• C) ​religion.
• D) ​all of the above.

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