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What is Rational Basis

Chapter 4
Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
A reason or ground (as for legislation or an action by a government agency) that is not unreasonable or arbitrary and that bears a rational relationship to a legitimate state interest.
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Court Cases, Gay Rights, and Legislative Response
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 37
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6807-1.ch004
Abstract
Few issues in American politics, sexual or otherwise, inspire as much passion as the struggle over civil rights for members of the LGBTQ community. The passion associated with this issue stems from a clash of values and social movements. The undeniable passion that suffuses the issue is apparent to anyone who has witnessed a public debate or read a court transcript on the subject. This chapter will focus on court cases that have played a role in creating rights for members of the LGBTQ community and subsequent legislative actions.
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Religious Liberty
A method of constitutional analysis under the equal protection clause is used to determine whether a challenged law has a legitimate governmental objective. It is used when constitutional objection is raised regarding a law’s reasonableness and not when constitutional rights violations are alleged.
Published in Chapter: Religious Liberty; From: Social Jurisprudence in the Changing of Social Norms: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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Freedom of Religion and Marriage Equality
A method of constitutional analysis under the equal protection clause used to determine whether a challenged law has a legitimate governmental objective. It is used when a constitutional objection is raised regarding a law’s reasonableness and not when constitutional rights violations are alleged.
Published in Chapter: Freedom of Religion and Marriage Equality; From: Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities
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