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CALDWELL V. TEXAS, 137 U. S. 692 (1891)
137 U. S. 692U.S. Supreme Court
Caldwell v. Texas, 137 U.S. 692 (1891)
Caldwell v. Texas
No. 1541
Submitted December 15, 1890
Decided January 12, 1891
137 U.S. 692
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS
OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
Syllabus
No state can deprive particular persons or classes of persons of equal and impartial justice under the law without violating the provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Due process of law, within the meaning of the Constitution, is secured when the laws operate on all alike, and no one is subjected to partial or arbitrary exercise of the powers of government.