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 There are three tiers of “scrutiny” we apply when analyzing equal protection claims. If the state has made a classification based on race, we apply strict scrutiny. See ''Leib v. Hillsborough Cnty. Pub. Transp. Comm’n'', 558 F.3d 1301, 1305 (11th Cir. 2009). “Laws or regulations almost never survive” our exacting analysis under this test. Otto v. City of Boca Raton, 981 F.3d 854, 962 (11th Cir. 2020). If the classification is based on sex, we apply heightened