What constitutes a fair legal system?
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Unfortunately, while the United States Constitution is designed to treat all Americans equally under the law, it does not always work out that way.
Many scholars of constitutional law have examined and theorized on whether or not the Americal legal system is indeed fair. As outlined in our Constitution, equality and due process are the important parts of fairness in a legal system.
A system of law in which people perceive that they will not be deprived of "life, liberty, or the pursuit of happiness" without being treated equally is a system that works because everyone is subject to the same rules and sanctions, at least theoretically. People might not be happy with the consequences, but if everyone faces the same consequences, then there is a perception of fairness.
