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Fundamental RIghts Under Due Process and Equal Protection
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Graduate
12/11/2011

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The Right to Marry
Definition
the freedom to marry has long been recognized as one of the vital personal rights essential to the orderly pursuit of happiness by free men
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Constitutional Protection for Travel
Definition
you have a right to enter and leave states
>out of staters should be treated the same way as in staters
>old residents should be treated the same way as new residents
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Situations where requirements for travel have been held unconstitutional
Definition
1. one year residential requirement for welfare
2. one year residential requirement for free medical care
3. one year residential requirement to vote
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situations where requirements for travel have been upheld
Definition
1. 50 days residency requirement
2. one year to obtain a divorce
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The right to vote
Definition
the equal protection clause demands no less than substantially equal state legislative representation for all citizens of all places as well as all races
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Access to Courts
Definition
>the right of an appeal cannot be contingent on wealth
>the state must help indigent all deserved access to courts
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