West Virginia v. B. P. J. · ¶202

In proceeding differently, the majority again cites the wrong standard, primarily relying on cases that applied rational-basis review, not heightened scrutiny. See, e.g., ante, at 24–26 (quoting United States v. Skrmetti, 605 U. S. 495, 525 (2025); Marshall v. United States, 414 U. S. 417, 427 (1974)). Indeed, the majority recites arguments on this score that are identical to the ones it embraced in Skrmetti, when it applied rational-basis review to uphold the law at issue there. Compare ante, at 24–26, with 605 U. S., at 524 (outlining the level of caution and deference courts must exercise when wading into areas of “‘medical and scientific’” uncertainty in that context).

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