Current substantive due process and equal protection doctrines do not recognize a constitutional right to plural civil marriage. Under the history-and-tradition framework established in Washington v.

Procedural due process ensures that the government follows fair methods, while substantive due process examines the content of government action itself, forbidding certain governmental intrusions ...

The Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution states in part, quote, No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of the law. One of the founding principles of the United ...