rational basis
- A standard used to determine if a law is reasonably related to accomplishing a lawful purpose
- The court used the rational basis test to assess if the new law was proportional to its intended purpose.
- That zoning ordinance does not have a rational basis, as it’s not at all related to its proposed public interest goal.
- The defense argued there was no rational basis in restricting their client's First Amendment rights.
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