Does the Equal Protection Clause require the law to treat identically situated persons in the same way, as required by the 14th Amendment, or only when an issue is established in federal case law by the same Circuit Court of Appeal with the claim in question being presented before it?

QUESTION(S) PRESENTED : The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution requires the law to treat identically situated persons in the same way. The 14th Amendment forbids a state to "deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." U.S. Const. Amend. XIV. The 5th Amendment requires the federal government “to obey the same equal protection standards as the states. Question: Does the Equal Protection Clause require the law to : treat identically situated persons in the same way, as required : by the 14th Amendment, or only when an issue is established in federal case law by the same Circuit Court of Appeal with the claim in question being presented before it? ‘ . (i)