407 F. Supp. 956 - Gallagher v. Codd’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
April 1979
most recently cited
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2281
Relies on Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Perry v. Sindermann · Shapiro v. Thompson · Steffel v. Thompson · Frontiero v. Richardson
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“[T]his Court can find no basis for concluding, that [plaintiff] is a member of a `suspect class' or has been denied a `fundamental right' as a result of his dismissal. Therefore, the State need only show that there is a rational relationship between some legitimate governmental interest and the governmental mandate giving rise to plaintiff's dismissal in order to withstand his equal protection arguments.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Woods v. State
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