Equal Protection Clause Analysis

Within the United States Constitution is The Equal Protection Clause of the 14th amendment which essentially prohibits “unreasonable discrimination.” It states that every person should be treated equally regardless of condition or circumstances within the jurisdiction of each state. The Equal Protection Clause is written in such a manner to protect people from unlawfully being classified with discriminatory classifications. The court will deem a classification constitutional if it contains “rational basis” for a “legitimate purpose”.
Over a span of time, the Supreme Court developed what is referred to as a 3-tier approach in which to analyze the Equal Protection Clause: Rational Basis Review, Intermediate Scrutiny, and Strict Scrutiny. Other