equal protection classification test
Definitions from Case Law · United States Supreme Court
Definitions from Case Law
From 281 U.S. 146 - Ohio Oil Co. v. Conway · 1930Most cited · 317 citing opinions
the classification 'must rest upon some ground of difference having a fair and substantial relation to the object of the legislation, so that all persons similarly circumstanced shall be treated alike.
How often courts cite the case defining “equal protection classification test”
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