Is Alienage a Suspect Class?
Overview. Under Equal Protection, When a Statute Discriminates Against an Individual Based on a Suspect Classification, That Statute Will Be Subject to Either...
Overview. Under Equal Protection, when a statute discriminates against an individual based on a suspect classification, that statute will be subject to either strict scrutiny or intermediate scrutiny. There are four generally agreed-upon suspect classifications: race, religion, national origin, and alienage.
What is Alienage classification?
Introduction Alienage classifications are those which treat citizens and non-citizens differently. Typically, of course, the classifications have the effect of denying a benefit or an opportunity to non-citizens that is generally available to citizens.
Is wealth a suspect classification?
The Court in Rodriguez never declared that wealth was not a suspect classification. ... The Court disagreed, but not because it determined that wealth was not a suspect classification. Instead, the Court explained that the school financing system did not actually classify on the basis of wealth.
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