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| a division of Home School Legal Defense Association | January 20, 2000 |
Recognized Compelling Governmental Interests
- Security of inmates and staff at a penal institution, George v. Sullivan, 896 F. Supp. 895, 898 (W.D. Wisc., 1995); Diaz v. Collins, 872 F. Supp. 353 (E.D. Tex., 1994) (state interests in having inmates cut their hair—such as prison security, identification of inmates, the impact of long hair on industrial safety, and general concerns about hygiene—are compelling governmental interests).
- Prison order, security, and administrative efficiency, Felix v. Rolan, 833 F.2d 517, 519 (5th Cir. 1987) (“state's legitimate interest in prison security requires an efficient system of identification and administration of prisoners within its custody”); Azeez v. Fairman, 604 F. Supp. 357, 363 (C.D. Ill. 1985) (prison security, discipline and administration are compelling state interests by definition).
- Protecting health and safety through municipal building codes, City of Solon v. Solon Baptist Temple, 457 N.E.2d 858 (Ohio Ct. App. 1982).
- Protecting health and safety through municipal health regulations, Schulman v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corp., 355 N.Y.S.2d 781 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. App. Div. 1974); Dr. K. v. State Board of Physician Quality Assurance, 632 A.2d 453 (Md. 1993).
- Requiring blood tests for putative fathers, State v. Meacham, 612 P.2d 795 (Wash. 1980).
- Requiring driver’s licenses, State v. Clifford, 787 P.2d 571 (Wash.App. 1990), rev. denied, 792 P.2d 535 (Wash. 1990).
- Preventing discrimination based on race, Palmore v. Sidoti, 466 U.S. 429 (1984); Bob Jones University v. United States, 461 U.S. 574 (1983).
- Maintaining the tax system, Hernandez v. Commissioner, 490 U.S. 680 (1989).
- Maintaining the Social Security system, United States v. Lee, 455 U.S. 252 (1982).
- Upholding military conscription laws, Gillette v. United States, 401 U.S. 437 (1971).
- Maintaining uniform day of rest, Braunfield v. Brown, 366 U.S. 599 (1961).
- Protecting children from indecent and patently offensive speech, Reno v. ACLU, 521 U.S. 844 (1997).
- Restricting the number of candidates so that voters can understand the ballot, Morse v. Republican Party, 517 U.S. 186 (1996).
- Protecting voters from intimidation at the polling place, Burson v. Freeman, 504 U.S. 191 (1992).
- Prohibiting child pornography, Osborne v. Ohio, 495 U.S. 103 (1990).
- Preventing sex discrimination in places of public accommodation, New York State Club Ass’n v. City of New York, 487 U.S. 1 (1988).
- Eliminating effects of racial discrimination, United States v. Paradise, 480 U.S. 149 (1987).
- Fighting illegal drug use, Mood for a Day, Inc. v. Salt Lake County, 953 F.Supp. 1252 (D. Utah 1995).
- Enforcing laws relating to drugs, State v. Balzer, 954 P.2d 931 (Wash.App. 1998).
- Promoting improvements in the administration of justice and the science of jurisprudence, Falk v. State Bar of Michigan, 305 N.W.2d 201 (Mich. 1981).
- Protecting maternal health, Simopoulus v. Commonwealth, 277 S.E.2d 194 (Va. 1981).
