Strict Scrutiny

963 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count

• Moran v. Beyer
  734 F.2d 1245· 7th Cir.· 1984-05-21
  The court held that Illinois' interspousal tort immunity statute, as applied to intentional torts causing physical injury, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
• Scott v. Gunter
  447 So. 2d 272· Fla. 1st DCA· 1983-12-01
  Bruce Scott, an insurance agent transferred to Florida from Rhode Island, challenged Florida's one-year durational residency requirement for general lines agent licensing as violating the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The court held the statute uncons
• Ali Galeb Ahmed v. Am. S.S. Owners Mut. Prot. & Indem. Ass'n, Inc.
  701 F.2d 824· 9th Cir.· 1983-03-17
  The court held that New York Insurance Law § 167(4), which exempts marine insurance carriers from direct-action provisions, does not violate the Equal Protection Clause.
• MOE v. Dinkins
  669 F.2d 67· 2d Cir.· 1982-01-11
  The court affirmed the lower court's decision, finding New York's parental consent requirements for minors to marry to be constitutional.
• BOE v. Linus Wright
  648 F.2d 432· 5th Cir.· 1981-06-05
  The court held that the prior panel decision in Doe v. Plyler, finding the exclusion of illegal alien children from free public education unconstitutional, controls this case.
• Dick Bullock v. State OF Minn.
  611 F.2d 258· 8th Cir.· 1979-12-28
  The court held that while the candidacy restriction claim was not barred by res judicata, it was without merit and thus affirmed the dismissal. The separation of powers claim was properly dismissed for lack of a federal question.
• Schergen v. State
  371 So. 2d 575· Fla. 2d DCA· 1979-06-01
  The court held that the seizure of unspecified films, which required unboxing and projection to determine content, constituted an unreasonable search, while the seizure of magazines in plain view was permissible.
• Hollenbaugh v. Carnegie Free Library
  439 U.S. 1052· U.S.· 1978-12-11
• Quicker v. City OF Fort Lauderdale
  354 So. 2d 400· Fla. 4th DCA· 1978-01-17
  A City of Fort Lauderdale employee was denied participation in the revised pension plan because he was hired before the plan's effective date, despite being within the age range that the revised plan otherwise permitted. The court held this denial violated equal protection becaus
• Lehocky v. The Curators OF the Univ. OF Mo.
  558 F.2d 887· 8th Cir.· 1977-06-30
  The court held that a university's medical insurance plan can constitutionally exclude coverage for elective abortions while providing benefits for pregnancy resulting in childbirth.
• Sunbeam Television Corp. v. Shevin
  45 Fla. Supp. 53· Fla. Cir. Ct.· 1977-01-14
  Sunbeam Television Corporation and the Miami Herald Publishing Company challenged the constitutionality of Florida's 1974 amendment to Chapter 934 (the Security of Communications Act), which prohibited electronic recording of conversations without all parties' consent. The court
• Tanner v. Caspar Weinberger
  525 F.2d 51· 6th Cir.· 1975-10-31
  The court held that the Social Security Act provision denying benefits to illegitimate children based on a lapse in support payments violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fifth Amendment.
• Gearheart v. Fed. Reserve Bank OF Cleveland
  516 F.2d 353· 6th Cir.· 1975-05-08
  The court held that Regulation Q, limiting interest on certificates of deposit under $100,000, is constitutional and plaintiffs failed to state a valid cause of action under various federal statutes.