Podcast Episode 160: Listen and Learn — Standards of Review (Con Law)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re discussing the different standards of review a court will apply when dealing with questions of constitutionality. You may also hear these referred to as “levels of scrutiny.”

In this episode we discuss:

• The three Constitutional Law levels of scrutiny and how courts apply each of them
• Fundamental rights under the Constitution
• Suspect and quasi-suspect classes of individuals
• The Due Process and Equal Protection clauses
• Analyzing two hypos involving the standards of review

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Resources:

• “Listen and Learn” series
• California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2013
• Podcast Episode 44: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law
• Podcast Episode 76: Tackling and MEE Con Law Essay Question
• Podcast Episode 110: Listen and Learn – The Basics of Justiciability (Con Law)
• Podcast Episode 117: Listen and Learn – Due Process and Equal Protection (Con Law)
• How to Approach Constitutional Law MBE Questions

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