Shmoop: Equal Protection

The Amendments protect our rights; but in defending one person's rights, another person may be harmed! The Fourteenth Amendment is discussed here with all the ensuing ramifications of decisions made on Affirmative Action, Women's Rights, and cases of discrimination. If all men are created equal and all are protected; how can a private club allow only certain kinds of people in? Find discussion on these types of questions as well as a history of development.