...differentiation. This fundamental truth has been upheld by the judiciary in the following decisions: “Legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose,...application, if within the sphere of its operation it affects all persons similarly situated, is notwithin the amendment (the fourteenth amendment).” (Barbier...

...that while “class legislation, discriminating against some and favoring others, is prohibited,. . . legislation which, in carrying out a public purpose,...similarly situated, is not within the amendment.” 113 US 27,32 (1885). In 1920, we similarly distinguished the wide legislative discretion to classify...

...delivering the opinion of this court in Barbier v. Connolly, 113 US 27, 32, of the equality clause, said, "Class legislation, discriminating against some and...similarly situated, is not within the amendment." In Hayes v. Missouri, 120 US 68, the court speaking through the same Justice said the Fourteenth Amendment...

...with as little inconvenience as possible, the general good. . . . Class legislation, discrimination against some and favoring others, is prohibited, but...similarly situated, is not within the amendment." And Justice Brewer added, in 1899, "It is the essence of classificaclassification would yield the whole...

...complaint if they operate alike upon all persons and property under the same circumstances and conditions. Class legislation, discriminating against some and...prohibited, but legislation which, in carrying out a public One commentator has noted that although many legal writers distinguished between the exercise of eminent...