Provisions
I.11 of 1939 • Equal protection of laws; discrimination in civil rights prohibited.
APPROVED
The Text
No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race, color, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.
A Few Facts
• Joined the Constitution in 1939
• In Article I: Bill Of Rights
• Has 60 words
• Was proposed by the Constitutional Convention
• Went to NYS voters as proposed amendment 1 of 1938
• Is a new addition
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