Explore the legal terms and concepts related to Equal Protection. Click on any term below to learn more about its definition and applications.
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to everything else?
Classifications involving age, disability, wealth, economic regulations, sexual orientation, and any...
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to undocumented alien children?
Classifications involving undocumented alien children are subject to intermediate scrutiny.
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to undocumented aliens?
Classifications involving undocumented aliens are subject to rational basis scrutiny.
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to alienage?
Classifications involving alienage are generally subject to strict scrutiny, except in the following...
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to laws benefitting women?
Laws benefitting women are subject to intermediate scrutiny. Courts have found that: (1) classificat...
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to gender and legitimacy?
Classifications involving gender and legitimacy are subject to intermediate scrutiny and require an...
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to race or national origin?
Classifications involving race or national origin are subject to strict scrutiny. If a law is facial...
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to all other classifications beside fundamental right, suspect, and quasi-suspect?
Rational basis.
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to quasi-suspect classification?
Intermediate scrutiny.
Under the Equal Protection Clause, what level of scrutiny is applied to fundamental rights or suspect classifications?
Strict scrutiny.
The Equal Protection Clause applies to which actions?
The Equal Protection Clause is limited to state and local government action under the 14th Amendment...
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
The Equal Protection Clause ensures that the government's differential treatment of people is adequa...
