DUE PROCESS

WHAT IS DUE PROCESS?

> The idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair
> Principle that the government must respect all of a person's legal rights instead of just some or most of those legal rights when the government deprives a person of life, liberty, or property

WHAT ARE THE TWO BRANCHES OF DUE PROCESS?

> Due process covers two aspects—substantive and procedural due process
> Substantive due process refers to the intrinsic validity of the law  
> Procedural  due  process,  which  is  based  on  the  principle  that  a renders  judgment  only  after  trial  and  based  on  the  evidence presented therein