Multistate Bar Examination Practice Question

Procedural due process focuses on the need for fairness in procedures when the government seeks to deprive an individual of life, liberty, or property. This includes providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing to ensure that actions are not arbitrary or unjust. Other options mischaracterize principles of due process. For example, while equal treatment and compelling interest are important in equal protection and substantive due process analyses, they do not specifically define procedural due process. Lastly, bypassing hearings entirely undermines the fundamental fairness guaranteed by procedural due process, even in cases involving public interest.