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Guarantee of Due Process: Section 1

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ARTICLE III: BILL OF RIGHTS

SECTION 1
• Guarantee of due process
• General guarantee of equality
o No person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law,
nor shall any person be denied the equal protection of the laws. • Regulation of
evidence collection
SECTION 2
• Protection from unjustified restraint
• Inalienable rights
• Right to privacy
• The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against
unreasonable searches and seizures of whatever nature and for any purpose shall be inviolable,
and no search warrant or warrant of arrest shall issue except upon probable cause to be
determined personally by the judge after examination under oath or affirmation of the
complainant and the witnesses he may produce, and particularly describing the place to be
searched and the persons or things to be seized.
SECTION 3
1. The privacy of communication and correspondence shall be inviolable except upon lawful
order of the court, or when public safety or order requires otherwise as prescribed by law. •
Inalienable rights
• Right to privacy
2. Any evidence obtained in violation of this or the preceding section shall be inadmissible for
any purpose in any proceeding
• Freedom of assembly
SECTION 4
• Freedom of expression
• Right of petition
• Freedom of press
• No law shall be passed abridging the freedom of speech, of expression, or of the press, or the
right of the people peaceably to assemble and petition the government for redress of
grievances.
• Equality regardless of religion
SECTION 5
• Freedom of religion
• Official religion
• No law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof. The free exercise and enjoyment of religious profession and worship, without
discrimination or preference, shall forever be allowed. No religious test shall be required for the
exercise of civil or political rights.
• Freedom of movement
SECTION 6
• The liberty of abode and of changing the same within the limits prescribed by law shall not be
impaired except upon lawful order of the court. Neither shall the right to travel be impaired
except in the interest of national security, public safety, or public health, a•s may be provided by
law.
• Right to information
SECTION 7
• The right of the people to information on matters of public concern shall be recognized.
Access to official records, and to documents, and papers pertaining to official acts,
transactions, or decisions, as well as to government research data used as basis for policy
development, shall be afforded the citizen, subject to such limitations as may be provided by
law.
• Freedom of association
SECTION 8
• Right to join trade unions.
• The right of the people, including those employed in the public and private sectors, to form
unions, associations, or societies for purposes not contrary to law shall not be abridged.
• Protection from expropriation
SECTION 9
• Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
SECTION 10
• No law impairing the obligation of contracts shall be passed.

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