Opponents of these bills would say that the equal protection clause in the Constitution requires the government to do anything necessary to end discrimination.

反对者则表示，宪法中的平等保护条款要求政府采取任何必要措施来消除歧视。

The Court now said that separate education facilities are inherently unequal, and ruled that segregated schools violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution.

最高法院现在表示，分开的教育设施本质上是不平等的，并裁定隔离学校违反了宪法第14修正案的平等保护条款。

The Court ruled 5-4 that the due process clause of the 14th Amendment of the Constitution guarantees people the right to marry, while the equal protection clause ensures that right is administered with equal force to same-sex couples.

最高法院以5比4的结果裁定，宪法第14修正案的正当程序条款保障人们的结婚权，而平等保护条款确保了对同性伴侣行使平等的权利。