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the most rigorous test to which a legal classification can be put. a test that very few laws will be able to pass. usually used when laws concern grouping by race or ethnicity.
The guidelines used by the court to determine the legality of all but sex-based discrimination. Discrimination is legal if it is a necessary means by which the government can achieve a compelling public interest.
Such a judge would be called a "strict constructionist". This is because that judge would construe, or interpret, the Constitution in a strict way, keeping close to the literal meaning of the actual words used. in the Constitution.
Intermediate scrutiny is the most common test used by the courts when deciding if a law or policy is constitutional. The Supreme Court will define and determine if the laws are constitutional and act as judicial review.
Many do not know the exact date it was first used but we do know it has been used years ago.