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strict scrutinyracial segregationrace classification
Johnson v. California
543 U.S. 499 (2005)
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
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