The following excerpt is from Keker v. Procunier, 398 F. Supp. 756 (E.D. Cal. 1975):
But where the statute or regulation threatens a "basic" civil right, it is considered suspect, and the courts, applying a strict standard, will only sustain the statute or regulation where it can be supported by a showing of a compelling state interest. United States v. Karnes, 437 F.2d 284 (9th Cir. 1971); United States v. Thoresen, 428 F.2d 654 (9th Cir. 1970).
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