The document discusses equal protection under the law. It defines equal protection as requiring that all similarly situated persons or things be treated alike in terms of both rights and responsibilities. It notes that equal protection and due process are two sides of the same coin, with due process relating to fundamental individual rights and equal protection relating to treating people the same. It also lists four requisites for a valid classification by the government: 1) a substantial distinction, 2) being germane to the purpose of the law, 3) not being limited to existing conditions only, and 4) applying equally to all members of the same class.

1. ARTICLE 3. BILL OF RIGHTS
1) DUE PROCESS
2) EQUAL PROTECTION
3) FREEDOM FROM UNWARRANTED SEARCHES AND
SEIZURES
4) PRIVACY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND
CORRESPONDENCE
5) FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
6) FREEDOM OF RELIGION

2. EQUAL PROTECTION: DEFINITION
ALL PERSONS OR THINGS
SIMILARLY SITUATED SHOULD
BE TREATED ALIKE, BOTH AS
TO RIGHTS CONFERRED AND
RESPONSIBILITIES IMPOSED

3. TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN
DUE PROCESS = LIBERTY
- fundamental individual rights
EQUAL PROTECTION = EQUALITY
- treating people the same

4. TIMES WHEN GOVT. CLASSIFIES PEOPLE
THE BASIC QUESTION:
Is the Government
classification justified?

5. VALID CLASSIFICATION
REQUISITES:
1. SUBSTANTIAL DISTINCTION
2. GERMANE TO THE PURPOSE OF
THE LAW
3. NOT LIMITED TO EXISTING
CONDITIONS ONLY
4. MUST APPLY EQUALLY TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SAME CLASS

6. VALID CLASSIFICATION
REQUISITES:
1. SUBSTANTIAL DISTINCTION
2. GERMANE TO THE PURPOSE OF
THE LAW
3. NOT LIMITED TO EXISTING
CONDITIONS ONLY
4. MUST APPLY EQUALLY TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SAME CLASS

7. VALID CLASSIFICATION
REQUISITES:
1. SUBSTANTIAL DISTINCTION
2. GERMANE TO THE PURPOSE OF
THE LAW
3. NOT LIMITED TO EXISTING
CONDITIONS ONLY
4. MUST APPLY EQUALLY TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SAME CLASS

8. VALID CLASSIFICATION
REQUISITES:
1. SUBSTANTIAL DISTINCTION
2. GERMANE TO THE PURPOSE OF
THE LAW
3. NOT LIMITED TO EXISTING
CONDITIONS ONLY
4. MUST APPLY EQUALLY TO ALL
MEMBERS OF THE SAME CLASS