<P> While the Equal Protection Clause itself only applies to state and local governments , the Supreme Court held in Bolling v. Sharpe ( 1954 ) that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment nonetheless imposes various equal protection requirements on the federal government . </P>
<P> While the Equal Protection Clause itself only applies to state and local governments , the Supreme Court held in Bolling v. Sharpe ( 1954 ) that the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment nonetheless imposes various equal protection requirements on the federal government . </P>
who does the equal protection clause apply to
who does the equal protection clause apply to
state and local governments
state and local governments