California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hargens v. Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Bd., 263 Cal.App.2d 601, 69 Cal.Rptr. 868 (Cal. App. 1968):
16 '(t)he test for determining the validity of a statute where a claim is made that it unlawfully discriminates against any class is substantially the same under the state prohibition against special legislation and the equal protection clause of the federal Constitution.' (County of Los Angeles v. Southern Cal. Tel. Co. (1948) 32 Cal.2d 378, 389, 196 P.2d 773.)
a. Advance Report Citation: 66 A.C. 368, 378--379.
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