Sibley v. Bd. of Sup'rs of Louisiana State University

How courts have described this case

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• stating that a law will be struck down under the minimal standard of equal protection scrutiny only when \ a member of a disadvantaged class shows that it does not suitably further any appropriate state interest\
• listing “birth, age, sex, culture, physical condition, or political ideas or affiliations” as classifications subject to tier-two scrutiny
• $500,000 cap on recovery in medical malpractice actions did not violate due process under fourteenth amendment or right of access to courts guaranteed by state constitution
• proponent of constitutionality of statute discriminating between tort victims on the basis of their physical condition was obliged to produce evidence to establish that classification at issue substantially furthered a legitimate state interest
• proponent of constitutionality of statute discriminating between tort victims on the basis of their physical condition was obliged to produce evidence to establish that classification at issue substantially furthered a legitimate state interest
• proponent of legislative classification must demonstrate that it substantially furthers legitimate governmental interest

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