Reference no: EM133597133

Question: A state law sets limits on the number of hours that female college athletes may practice in a single week, but there is no similar restriction on male athletes. The state claims that the law is a health and safety measure as women's bodies are more fragile and subject to injury than men's bodies. Eileen Dover, a member of the women's basketball team at the state university files a lawsuit claiming that the state law violates the U.S. Constitution. In applying the means/ends test to determine whether or not the law is Constitutional, the Court should use: A state law sets limits on the number of hours that female college athletes may practice in a single week, but there is no similar restriction on male athletes. The state claims that the law is a health and safety measure as women's bodies are more fragile and subject to injury than men's bodies. Eileen Dover, a member of the women's basketball team at the state university files a lawsuit claiming that the state law violates the U.S. Constitution. In applying the means/ends test to determine whether or not the law is Constitutional, the Court should use: Strict Scrutiny Intermediate Scrutiny Rational Basis