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Freedom Of Religion- "There Is No Constitutional Right To Choose To Die
Freedom Of Religion- "There Is No Constitutional Right To Choose To Die
University of Richmond Law Review
The practice of one's religious beliefs has generally been freely allowed in the United States so long as it does not infringe upon the constitutionally protected rights of others. However, in the recent case of John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital v. Heston, the New Jersey Supreme Court seemingly has modified this principle by justifying the restraint of an individual in the practice of his religious beliefs, not to preserve the constitutional rights of others, but to protect that individual from himself.
Equal Protection- School Financing System Based On Local Property Taxes Held Unconstitutional
Equal Protection- School Financing System Based On Local Property Taxes Held Unconstitutional
University of Richmond Law Review
The fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution allows unequal protection of the laws, provided such unequal treatment and discrimination bear some rational relationship to a conceivably legitimate state objective. This "rational relationship" test allows the states wide latitude and discretion in enacting legislation. However, where any state statute involves so-called "suspect classifications" or "fundamental interests," the statute will be subjected to a strict scrutiny test, under which the state must establish that there is not only a compelling state interest which justifies the law but also that the distinctions drawn in the statute are necessary to further such interests.