equal protection clause
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From 239 U.S. 33 - William Truax v. Mike Raich · 1915Most cited · 2,037 citing opinions
The description, 'any person within its jurisdiction,' as it has frequently been held, includes aliens. These provisions are universal in their application, to all persons within the territorial jurisdiction, without regard to any differences of race, of color, or of nationality; and the equal protection of the laws is a pledge of the protection of equal laws.