Question

The legislators of New State institute a law that mothers of children in elementary school, but not fathers, are entitled to seven days off each year in order to attend school events. Several fathers bring a lawsuit challenging the law on equal protection grounds. Which level of scrutiny will the court apply to the law?

Answer 1

Answer: Intermediate Scrutiny

Explanation:

According to Constitutional law, INTERMEDIATE SCRUTINY refers to a test used to determine the constitutionality of a law in some specific contexts. It stands as the second level of deciding issues using judicial review.

Intermediate scrutiny is used in equal protection challenges to gender classifications and cases involving government interference on right to freedom of religion and freedom of expression.

Therefore, intermediate scrutiny will be applied by the court to the fathers lawsuit, because the law's classification scheme is based on equal protection challenges to gender classifications.