Plain-English Explanation
Due process guarantees that the government cannot take life, liberty, or property without fair procedures. It has two forms: procedural due process (fair procedures before deprivation) and substantive due process (protection of fundamental rights from government interference).
Relevant Provision
U.S. Const. amends. V and XIV, § 1.
Relevant Decisions
Mathews v. Eldridge
424 U.S. 319 (1976)
Established a balancing test for procedural due process weighing private interest, risk of error, and government interest.