5 Kentucky opinions name it 1 courts 1992–2025 1 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Kentucky courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
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Droege v. McInerneygreen2 sentences2020In fact, the Schoo test comes straight from Ecklar: “the true test whether a law is a general one, in the constitutional 7 Or a case which cited to Schoo as authority. 8 The court in Schoo included a citation to Droege v. McInerney, 120 Ky. 796 , 87 S.W. 1085, 1085 (1905). 2020In fact, the Schoo test comes straight from Ecklar: “the true test whether a law is a general one, in the constitutional 7 Or a case which cited to Schoo as authority. 8 The court in Schoo included a citation to Droege v. McInerney, 120 Ky. 796 , 87 S.W. 1085, 1085 (1905). | 3 | 3 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Kentucky. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Linton v. Fulton Building Loan Ass'n
green
2 sentences2020However, Schoo’s foundation is based on cases interpreting the federal Equal Protection clause or Section 3, not Section 59’s prohibition on special legislation.8 See Safety Bldg. & Loan Co. v. Ecklar, 106 Ky. 115 , 50 S.W. 50 (1899), overruled in part by Linton v. Fulton Bldg. & Loan Ass’n, 262 Ky. 198 , 90 S.W.2d 22 (1936). 2020However, Schoo’s foundation is based on cases interpreting the federal Equal Protection clause or Section 3, not Section 59’s prohibition on special legislation.8 See Safety Bldg. & Loan Co. v. Ecklar, 106 Ky. 115 , 50 S.W. 50 (1899), overruled in part by Linton v. Fulton Bldg. & Loan Ass’n, 262 Ky. 198 , 90 S.W.2d 22 (1936). | 3 | 2020–2020 |
Safety Building & Loan Co. v. Ecklar
green
2 sentences2020However, Schoo’s foundation is based on cases interpreting the federal Equal Protection clause or Section 3, not Section 59’s prohibition on special legislation.8 See Safety Bldg. & Loan Co. v. Ecklar, 106 Ky. 115 , 50 S.W. 50 (1899), overruled in part by Linton v. Fulton Bldg. & Loan Ass’n, 262 Ky. 198 , 90 S.W.2d 22 (1936). 2020However, Schoo’s foundation is based on cases interpreting the federal Equal Protection clause or Section 3, not Section 59’s prohibition on special legislation.8 See Safety Bldg. & Loan Co. v. Ecklar, 106 Ky. 115 , 50 S.W. 50 (1899), overruled in part by Linton v. Fulton Bldg. & Loan Ass’n, 262 Ky. 198 , 90 S.W.2d 22 (1936). | 3 | 2020–2020 |
Greene v. Caldwell
green
1 sentence2025Thus, Woodall restored “[t]he original test for a violation of Section 59’s prohibition on special and local legislation” and held “‘special legislation applies to particular places or persons as distinguished from classes of places or persons.’” Id. at 567 (quoting Greene v. Caldwell, 170 Ky. 571, 587 , 186 S.W. 48 , 654 (1916)). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
McGinnis v. Royster
green
2 sentences1992Where a statutory distinction, such as this one, is challenged under the federal equal protection clause, the court should determine "whether the challenged distinction rationally furthers some legitimate, articulated state purpose." McGinnis v. Royster, 410 U.S. 263 , 93 S.Ct. 1055 , 35 L.Ed.2d 282 (1973). 1992Where a statutory distinction, such as this one, is challenged under the federal equal protection clause, the court should determine "whether the challenged distinction rationally furthers some legitimate, articulated state purpose." McGinnis v. Royster, 410 U.S. 263 , 93 S.Ct. 1055 , 35 L.Ed.2d 282 (1973). | 1 | 1992–1992 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.