# Polygamists are not a "class" for the purposes of Fourteenth Amendment EP analysis

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**Created:** [June 17, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamists-are-not-a-class-for-the-purposes-of-fourteenth-amendment-ep-analysis/585762 "2011-06-17T00:08:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 22, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamists-are-not-a-class-for-the-purposes-of-fourteenth-amendment-ep-analysis/585762/161 "2011-06-22T00:59:25Z")

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Just because somebody might be interested, here are some handy pages about equal protection and the question of the right to marry:

> **[The right to marry and the Constitution](http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/righttomarry.htm)**
>
> This page includes materials
> relating to the controversy over the right to marry. Cases,
> comments, questions.

[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/epcscrutiny.htm](http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/epcscrutiny.htm)

> **[the Equal Rights Amendment](http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/era.htm)**
>
> This page includes materials relating to the controversy surrounding the Equal Rights Amendment proposed by Congress in 1972. Cases, links, images, documents.

[http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/rationalbasiswbite.htm](http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/rationalbasiswbite.htm)

> **[Fundamental Rights and Equal Protection Clause Analysis: The
Right to Vote...](http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/fundrights.html)**
>
> This page includes materials relating to the continuing controversy over state treatment of new residents for welfare and other purposes.

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