New York Constitution

Article I, § 11 — Equal protection of laws; discrimination in civil rights prohibited

New York Const. art. I, § 11

New York Const. art. I, § 11 (Equal protection of laws; discrimination in civil rights prohibited) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

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Full 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 or her 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.

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History

(New. Adopted by Constitutional Convention of 1938 and approved by vote of the people November 8, 1938; amended by vote of the people November 6, 2001.)