Equal justice" redirects here. For the television series, see Equal Justice (TV series). For other uses, see equal justice (disambiguation).
The front of the Supreme Court Building, including the West Pediment.
Equal justice under law is a phrase engraved on the front of the United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C. It is also a societal ideal that has influenced the American legal system.
The phrase was proposed by the building's architects, and then approved by judges of the Court in 1932. It is based upon Fourteenth Amendment jurisprudence, and has historical antecedents dating back to ancient Greece.