Sentence examples for statutory classification from inspiring English sources

2. The statutory classification in § 1395O (2)(B) does not deprive appellees of liberty or property in violation of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment.

Interestingly, some class A drugs scored much lower than other class A drugs, suggesting that there is some anomaly in terms of that part of the current statutory classification system.

Appellant contends that the statutory classification of coal into code and non-code classes and the application of the 19 1/2% tax to the latter are improper under the Fifth Amendment.

But the Court also has refined this traditional test and has said that a statutory classification based upon suspect criteria or affecting 'fundamental rights' will encounter equal protection difficulties unless justified by a 'compelling governmental interest.' Shapiro v. Thompson, 394 U.S. 618, 634, 638, 89 S.Ct.

She added that "tradition and social values alone cannot support adequately a discriminatory statutory classification," because "when tradition is the guise under which prejudice or animosity hides, it is not a legitimate state interest".

We have held that statutory classifications that distinguish between males and females are subject to heightened scrutiny.

and their statutory classifications will be set aside only if no grounds can be conceived to justify them...

Sometimes fairness will require a hearing to determine whether a statutory classification will advance the legislature's purposes in a particular case so that the classification can properly be used only as a burden-shifting device, while at other times the fact that a litigant falls within the classification will be enough to justify its application.

There are other reasons why a matter might end up in Tax Court, including a request for interest abatement (interest is statutory), worker classification disagreements, and a request for relief from joint and several liability on a joint return.

Instead, I believe that we must assess the public and private interests affected by a statutory classification and then decide in each instance whether individualized determination is required or categorical treatment is permitted by the Constitution.

[n.1] As statutory creatures, plainly their classification depends on the statutes that define them.