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Intermediate Scrutiny

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Intermediate scrutiny requires the government to show that treating men and women differently is substantially related to an important governmental objective.

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The Supreme Court first applied the standard in Craig v. Boren (1976).

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Sex-based laws are sometimes upheld under the standard, though usually not.