The legislators of New State institute a law that mothers of children in elementary school,but not fathers,are entitled to seven days off each year in order to attend school events.Several fathers bring a lawsuit challenging the law on equal protection grounds.Which level of scrutiny will the court apply to the law?

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If the law's classification scheme is based on gender or on the legitimacy of children,courts use intermediate scrutiny.According to this standard,the law is constitutional only if it is substantially related to an important government objective.

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