Because Petitioner's equal protection fails under the ordinary rational basis test, this case provides no reason to question that longstanding approach.” 857 F.3d 1042, 1049 (9th Cir. 2017) (en banc) (citations omitted). Six years
There is "nothing irrational about that legislative choice, which furthers the legitimate governmental interest in public safety." Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions, 857 F.3d 1042, 1048 (9th Cir. 2017). Nor does it matter that the statute targets certain types of offenders and not others.
The Court also notes, without firmly deciding the question at this time, that the equal protection claim would likely be subject to rational basis review. SeeLedezma-Cosino v. Sessions , 857 F.3d 1042, 1048 (9th Cir. 2017).
Harris v. McRae, 448 U.S. 297, 326 (1980). See Ledezma-Cosino v. Sessions, 857 F.3d 1042, 1048 (9th Cir. 2017); Hernandez-Mancilla v. Holder, 633 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2011) ("We review equal protection challenges to federal immigration laws under the rational basis standard . . . ."). "A legislative classification must be wholly irrational to violate equal protection."