Practice question
The court properly selects strict scrutiny. Government proves an important objective and a substantial relationship but expressly concedes it has not established a compelling interest. Has the intermediate-level showing necessarily satisfied the selected tier?
- Yes, the standards are identical.
- No; strict scrutiny requires the stronger compelling-interest justification.
- Yes, because substantial relation always eliminates every other inquiry.
- Yes, if the word strict appears in a memorandum.
- No, because no governmental objective may ever be compelling.
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
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article III, Section 1.
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