State B operates a wildfire-rescue academy. Its rules provide that only male applicants may enter the "rapid extracti...
...k, because academy officials believe men are "naturally better suited to carrying heavy equipment under pressure." A separate rule requires every applicant, male or female, to pass a timed equipment-carry test using the...
Citations: U.S. Const. amend. XIV, United States v. Virginia, Craig v. Boren, Nevada Department of Human Resources v. Hibbs