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United States strict scrutinyracial segregationrace classification

Johnson v. California

543 U.S. 499 (2005)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year2005
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

All racial classifications imposed by government, including a prison's policy of racially segregating inmates, are subject to strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause, even where the classification is said to burden all races equally.

Area of Law

General

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