Practice question
Two child-safety rules burden the same fundamental right and are properly subjected to strict scrutiny. The evidence establishes compelling need for both. Rule A contains tailored safeguards necessary to preserve legitimate activities without reducing protection; Rule B omits them and imposes a conceded unnecessary extra burden. Officials insist both must have the same result because their goals match. Which is sound?
- Identical goals require identical constitutional results regardless of means.
- Their means must be assessed separately; the conceded unnecessary burden matters even when both objectives are compelling.
- Every child-safety rule is outside review.
- A city may erase fundamental rights by citing the same goal twice.
- Courts may examine titles only.
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
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