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Quasi-suspect classification
Definition
A classification — like sex or illegitimacy — that the Supreme Court has recognized as deserving more judicial protection than ordinary classifications but less than classifications like race. Laws using quasi-suspect classifications are reviewed under intermediate scrutiny.
Examples
- •The parties debated whether transgender status should be recognized as a new quasi-suspect classification, which would independently trigger heightened scrutiny for any law that discriminates based on transgender identity.