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Intermediate scrutiny

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-002700

A standard of judicial review applied to laws that classify by sex or legitimacy. The government must show that the law is substantially related to a weighty governmental objective, a step above the merely legitimate purpose that rational basis review accepts. It sits between rational basis review and strict scrutiny, which demands a compelling interest and narrow tailoring.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-002700
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-002700",
  "term": "Intermediate scrutiny",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A standard of judicial review applied to laws that classify by sex or legitimacy. The government must show that the law is substantially related to a weighty governmental objective, a step above the merely legitimate purpose that rational basis review accepts. It sits between rational basis review and strict scrutiny, which demands a compelling interest and narrow tailoring.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/intermediate-scrutiny/"
}

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