765 So. 2d 408 - Morgan v. Whaley’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “Both the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 3 of the Louisiana Constitution provide that all persons are entitled to equal protection of the law. These provisions mandate "that persons similarly situated receive like treatment." Whitnell v. Silverman, 95-0112, pp. 9-10 (La.12/6/96), 686 So.2d 23, 29-30 . While claims may be subject to a different analysis under the federal and state guarantees, a minimal standard of review applies under both provisions where, as here, there is no fundamental right, suspect class, or enumerated characteristic alleged as the basis for discrimination. Progressive Security Ins. Co. v. Foster, 97-2985, pp. 17-19 (La.4/23/98), 711 So.2d 675, 685-87 . Under these standards, an individual claiming an equal protection violation has the burden of establishing that a discriminatory classification "is not rationally related to any legitimate governmental interest" or that it "does not suitably further any appropriate state interest." Id.”

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