Strict scrutiny

	Part of the series on
	U.S. Discrimination Law
	Standards of Review
	Rational basis review ; Intermediate scrutiny; Strict scrutiny;
	Other Legal Theories
	Substantive due process; State action doctrine;
	Defining Moments in Law
	The 14th Amendment; Plessy v. Ferguson ; Brown v. Board of Education ; Loving v. Virginia ; U.S. v. Virginia ; Romer v. Evans; Lawrence v. Texas ;
	Modalities of Constitutional Law
	Textual; Responsive;

Strict Scrutiny is a form of constitutional review that is used to determine the validity of legislation that discriminates on the basis of suspect categories, such as race. Under Strict Scrutiny review, a statute can be found valid if the statute is narrowly tailored to an important governmental objective.^[1] It has been said that strict scrutiny is strict in theory, but fatal in fact.

Currently, the only "suspect classifications" to which strict scrutiny applies are race,^[2] religion,^[3] and national origin ^[4]. Sexual orientation has been given a quasi-suspect classification.^[5]

Reference

↑ Loving v. Virginia, 338 U.S. 1
↑ Brown v. Board of Education
↑ Yick Wo v. Hopkins (118 U.S. 356)
↑ Korematsu v. U.S. (323 U.S. 214)
↑ Romer v. Evans, see also Lawrence v. Texas

[1] Loving v. Virginia, 338 U.S. 1

[2] Brown v. Board of Education

[3] Yick Wo v. Hopkins (118 U.S. 356)

[4] Korematsu v. U.S. (323 U.S. 214)

[5] Romer v. Evans, see also Lawrence v. Texas

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