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In reply to the discussion: I'm Sorry... If We Are To Go Down This Syrian/ISIS Road To War... Reinstitute The Draft [View all]JonLeibowitz
(6,282 posts)that the standard is one of "intermediate scrutiny" as laid out in (the case you referred to) Craig v. Boren (1976) where the supreme court held unconstitutional a law setting different ages for legal consumption of alcoholic beverages. So this is certainly not a case where the "important governmental objective" was demonstrated.
An interesting case going the opposite direction on gender is J. E. B. v. Alabama (1994) where the Court held that male juror candidates cannot be discriminated against in peremptory challenges on the basis of gender.
I am unsure the difference between intermediate scrutiny and the effect of the ERA. It would be interesting to see a real case where the Court decided against the citizen in favor of the government. I have not yet seen this. Perhaps with the upcoming Texas abortion case we may see it.
Thank you for the discussion.