Numerous “checks” within legal processes help ensure the system is as free of bias as possible, and protect individuals from the potentially overwhelming power and resources of government. The Due Process Clause guarantees “due process of law” before the government may deprive someone of “life, liberty, or property.” In other words, the Clause does not prohibit the government from depriving someone of “substantive” rights such as life, liberty, or property; it simply requires that the government follow proper procedures
