623 So. 2d 296 - Ex Parte Bronner’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
3 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Lehnhausen v. Lake Shore Auto Parts Co. · Western and Southern Life Insurance Company v. State Board of Equalization of California · Alabama State Federation of Labor v. McAdory · State Ex Rel. Wilkinson v. Murphy · 592 So. 2d 156 - Moore v. Mobile Infirmary Ass'n
Most-quoted passages
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“Sections 1, 6, and 22 of the Alabama Constitution combine to guarantee equal protection of the laws. The essence of the theory of equal protection of the laws is that all similarly situated be treated alike. An individual cannot be subjected to arbitrary exercise of governmental powers.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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