Practice question
A legitimacy-based classification is properly subjected to intermediate scrutiny. Officials argue that the absence of a fundamental-right burden makes ordinary rational-basis review mandatory. Explain the missing category in their analysis.
Legal references
- Samahan ng mga Progresibong Kabataan v. Quezon City, G.R. No. 225442, August 8, 2017, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2017/aug2017/gr_225442_2017.html
- Central Bank Employees Association v. Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, G.R. No. 148208, December 15, 2004, main decision, levels of scrutiny: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/45406
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