Equal Justice Under Law (associated with the Supreme Court building inscription)

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inscription judicial ideal legal principle motto

Equal Justice Under Law is the iconic phrase inscribed on the U.S. Supreme Court Building, symbolizing the American judicial ideal that all people are entitled to fair and impartial treatment under the law.

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Equal Justice Under Law	0

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	inscription ⓘ judicial ideal ⓘ legal principle ⓘ motto ⓘ
appearsIn	educational materials about the U.S. legal system ⓘ imagery of the U.S. Supreme Court Building ⓘ photographs of the Supreme Court façade ⓘ
associatedWith	American constitutional law ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: United States federal judiciary
category	American legal mottos ⓘ Inscriptions in the United States ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States symbols ⓘ
contrastsWith	arbitrary exercise of power ⓘ discriminatory enforcement of laws ⓘ
expressesConcept	due process of law ⓘ equal protection of the laws ⓘ legal equality ⓘ non-discrimination in legal processes ⓘ
hasLegalSignificance	aspirational standard for courts ⓘ guiding principle for judicial conduct ⓘ normative statement about rights of litigants ⓘ
hasWord	Equal ⓘ Justice ⓘ Law ⓘ Under ⓘ
inscribedOn	Supreme Court Building ⓘ surface form: United States Supreme Court Building Supreme Court Building ⓘ surface form: façade of the U.S. Supreme Court Building
invokedBy	judges in judicial opinions ⓘ lawyers in legal arguments ⓘ legal scholars in commentary ⓘ
jurisdictionContext	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
language	English ⓘ
locationOfInscription	west façade of the U.S. Supreme Court Building ⓘ
moralImplication	all persons are entitled to fair treatment ⓘ justice should not depend on status or wealth ⓘ
normativeScope	applies to all people within the jurisdiction of U.S. law ⓘ
relatedTo	Due Process Clause ⓘ Equal Protection Clause ⓘ Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ surface form: Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution judicial impartiality ⓘ judicial independence ⓘ
symbolizes	American judicial ideal ⓘ equality before the law ⓘ fair treatment under the law ⓘ impartial justice ⓘ rule of law ⓘ
usedAs	symbol of American justice system ⓘ symbol of the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ

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