12. State X enacted a law which required all police officers…
12. State X enacted a law which required all police officers to retire at the age of 60. Pat was a police officer in the state and just turned 60. However, Pat did not want to retire – in fact, Pat’s last physical put him in the top 1% of all officers in the department. Pat filed a lawsuit against the police department on the grounds the law was unconstitutional under the Equal Protection Clause. The police department moved to dismiss the lawsuit. How should the court rule on the police department’s motion?
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