Legal Opinion
City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 1, 1985No. 84-468PublishedCited by 6,819 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
A Texas city denied a special use permit for the operation of a group home for the mentally retarded, acting pursuant to a municipal zoning ordinance requiring permits for such homes. The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit held that mental retardation is a “quasi-suspect” classification and that the ordinance violated the Equal Protection Clause because it did not substantially further an important governmental purpose. We hold that a lesser standard of scrutiny is appropriate, but conclude that under that standard the ordinance is invalid as applied in this case.
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