POLS 1337 Lecture 1: Exam 1 Review
6 Oct 2016
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Lecture topics that will show up on exam one: People being treated differently based on race or national origin (laws or policies enforced against these people) Supreme court enforces strict scrutiny there must be a compelling state interest for the classification, law or policy. A case based on safety: no firefighters were allowed to have a beard because of the masks they had to wear, supreme court upheld due to safety risk beards have. When laws/policies treat people differently based on gender. Supreme court applies an intermediate standard of review: there must be an important state purpose for the law/policy/classification. Laws or policies treat people differently based on age, wealth or sexual orientation. The supreme court applies a minimum rationality standard of review (easiest to get around) Gregory case: state law in missouri that required public officials to retire at the age of 70, supreme court felt that was an appropriate cutoff for productive employees.
