The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases (MindTap Course List)
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Chapter 4, Problem 2RE
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Case summary: A law was enacted by the state legislature that required the motorcycle operators or passengers to wear a protective helmet. A licensed motorcycle operator, JA, filed a case to declare the act as unconstitutional. JA emphasized that the act violated the equal protection act as it discriminates between motorcyclist and motorist.
To explain: The three-level of scrutiny that the court uses while dealing with the equal protection clause.
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