6 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1993–2017 0 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Florida 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 |
|---|---|---|
Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgiagreen2 sentences2017Rational basis review is the most deferential to the State, as “a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court’s awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one.” Mass. Bd. of Retirement v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307, 314 , 96 S.Ct. 2562 , 49 L.Ed.2d 520 (1976). 2017Rational basis review is the most deferential to the State, as “a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court’s awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one.” Mass. Bd. of Retirement v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307, 314 (1976). | 2 | 6 |
McElrath v. Burleygreen2 sentences2014See McElrath v. Burley, 707 So.2d 836, 839 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998) (explaining that the rational basis test provides “minimal scrutiny” under which the challenger bears “a heavy burden”); see also Massachusetts Bd. of Ret. v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307, 314 , 96 S.Ct. 2562 , 49 L.Ed.2d 520 (1976) (“This inquiry employs a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court’s awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one.”). 2014See McElrath v. Burley, 707 So. 2d 836, 839 (Fla. 1st DCA 1998) (explaining that the rational basis test provides “minimal scrutiny” under which the challenger bears “a heavy burden”); see also Massachusetts Bd. of Ret. v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307, 314 (1976) (“This inquiry employs a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court’s awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one.”). | 1 | 1 |
Lane v. Chilesgreen1 sentence2003"This inquiry employs a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court's awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one." Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307, 314 , 96 S.Ct. 2562 , 49 L.Ed.2d 520 (1976); see also Lane v. Chiles, 698 So.2d 260, 262 (Fla.1997) ("Generally, a state statute must be upheld ... if there is any reasonable relationship between the act and the furtherance of a valid governmental objective."). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
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| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
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Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation
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2 sentences1993"This inquiry employs a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court's awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one." Murgia, 427 U.S. at 313 , 96 S.Ct. at 2567 . "[L]egislative classifications are valid unless they bear no rational relationship to the State's objectives." Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, 439 U.S. 463, 501 , 99 S.Ct. 740, 762 , 58 L.Ed.2d 740 (1979). 1993"This inquiry employs a relatively relaxed standard reflecting the Court's awareness that the drawing of lines that create distinctions is peculiarly a legislative task and an unavoidable one." Murgia, 427 U.S. at 313 , 96 S.Ct. at 2567 . "[L]egislative classifications are valid unless they bear no rational relationship to the State's objectives." Washington v. Confederated Bands & Tribes of the Yakima Indian Nation, 439 U.S. 463, 501 , 99 S.Ct. 740, 762 , 58 L.Ed.2d 740 (1979). | 1 | 1993–1993 |
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.