The Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments prohibits prosecution of an individuals based on their ______.

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The Equal Protection Clause, particularly of the Fourteenth Amendment, is designed to ensure that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction "the equal protection of the laws," which has been interpreted to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race and gender, among other characteristics. The Fifth Amendment, through its Due Process Clause, has also been interpreted to provide a basis for equal protection guarantees at the federal level.