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OCR: The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitu- tion provides ir Part that no state shall deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the law This "Equal Protection Clause" has been interpreted to provide the citizens or the various states protection from discriminatory practices under numerous and div- erse circumstances heightencd level scrutiny has beer extended to those included in groups that have been subject tc historical discriminatory prac- tices. Such protecti ion has been applied to discrimination against persons becausc of their ace national origin, alienage religion and gender. Although level OF scrutiny applied protect these groups may cach them has been extended some heightcned level protection under the Equal Prolection lausc Over the years this Court ...