In the case of Railway Express v. New York (1949), the Supreme Court upheld a New York City ban forbidding advertising on commercial vehicles. This New York City ordinance applied to some distracting vehicles, but not all. The Court ruled that the city ordinance had a legitimate purpose and goal. What standard was being applied in this case?

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7 April, 00:32

In the case of Railway Express v. New York (1949), the Supreme Court upheld a New York City ban forbidding advertising on commercial vehicles. This New York City ordinance applied to some distracting vehicles, but not all. The Court ruled that the city ordinance had a legitimate purpose and goal. What standard was being applied in this case?

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the rational basis test

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Government Responses to Discrimination. The rational basis test is the lowest-level standard that the Supreme Court uses to assess the constitutionality of a law. Intermediate scrutiny is the middle-level standard and strict scrutiny is the highest-level standard. When using the rational basis test, the Court presumes the law is constitutional as long as there is a reasonable link between the means and the goals of the law.