160: Listen and Learn -- Standards of Review (Con Law) - a podcast by Bar Exam Toolbox
from 2022-01-17T10:00
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
Resources:
- “Listen and Learn” series (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-archive-by-topic/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-explaining-individual-mee-and-california-bar-essay-questions/#listen-learn)
- California Bar Examination – Essay Questions and Selected Answers, July 2013 (https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/admissions/gbx/July2013CBX%20SelectedAnswers%20Essay1-6_R.pdf)
- Podcast Episode 44: Tackling a California Bar Exam Essay: Constitutional Law (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-44-tackling-a-california-bar-exam-essay-constitutional-law/)
- Podcast Episode 76: Tackling and MEE Con Law Essay Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-76-tackling-an-mee-con-law-essay-question/)
- Podcast Episode 110: Listen and Learn – The Basics of Justiciability (Con Law) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/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) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-117-listen-and-learn-due-process-and-equal-protection-con-law/)
- How to Approach Constitutional Law MBE Questions (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-approach-constitutional-law-mbe-questions/)
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(https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-160-listen-and-learn-standards-of-review-con-law/)
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