Practice question
A penal ordinance punishes identical conduct by vendors with surnames beginning A–M but exempts those beginning N–Z. The record expressly establishes no material difference or relation of the surname division to the law's purpose. The city relies only on uniform treatment within each alphabetical group. Evaluate.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html — 1987 Constitution, ArticleIII Section1, equal protection.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/69106 — Albano v. COMELEC, G.R.257610 and UDK17230, January24 2023, main opinion on reasonable classification.
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