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The Rational Basis Test
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The rational basis test upholds unequal treatment when the government shows the law is rationally related to a legitimate governmental interest.
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Age lines survive it: a law treating ten-year-olds differently from adults needs only a sensible reason.
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Rational basis is the default and easiest standard — most laws reviewed under it stand.