What is the test for establishing that a state has a legitimate state purpose for discriminating against a minority?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Harris v. Trojan Fireworks Co., 120 Cal.App.3d 157, 174 Cal.Rptr. 452 (Cal. App. 1981):
This principle of equal protection preserved by both state and federal constitutions does not preclude the state from drawing any distinctions between different groups of individuals, but does require that, at a minimum, persons similarly situated with respect to the legitimate purpose of the law receive like treatment. (Brown v. Merlo (1973) 8 Cal.3d 855, 861, 106 Cal.Rptr. 388, 506 P.2d 212.)
Legitimate State Purpose
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