Human Dignity in Supreme Court Constitutional Jurisprudence

I. Introduction II. What is Human Dignity as a Constitutional Value? III. Dignity as a Constitutional Value ... A. Background ... B. Human Dignity as a Value Underlying Particular Constitutional Claims ... 1. Fourteenth Amendment Liberty Interest and Corresponding Right to Privacy Regarding Marriage, Contraception, Intimate Acts, and Procreation ..... 2. Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Under the Law Regarding Access to Education and Accommodations ..... 3. Fifth Amendment Protection Against Self-Incrimination ... 4. Fourth Amendment Protection Against Unreasonable Searches and Seizures ... 5. Eighth Amendment Protection Against Cruel and Unusual Punishment ... 6. Fourteenth Amendment Due Process or Equal Protection Claims Involving an Individual\u27s Ability to Choose How and When to Die When Death Is Imminent .... 7. Fourteenth Amendment Due Process or Equal Protection Right to Economic Assistance ... 8. First Amendment Right to Free Speech and Protection of an Individual\u27s Public Image, as against Another\u27s First Amendment Right to Free Speech IV. Constitutional Standards for Determining Whether Human Dignity Concerns Should Prevail V . Conclusio