If the statute does not involve a suspect or quasi-suspect classification, then rational basis review applies, in which a court must ask whether the statute is rationally-related to a legitimate governmental interest.
Autumn Foliage Color. The Process of Leaf Color Change. Leaves change color during the autumn because the amounts of pigments change as the leaves prepare to fall from the trees. All leaves gradually lose chlorophyll during the growing season, and this loss accelerates before leaf fall.
Long Island and New York City On Long Island, observers in the Hamptons are calling for 50 percent leaf change with autumn shades of red, orange and gold. In Nassau and western Suffolk counties, look for around 40 percent color change and yellow, orange, purple and green leaves of average brilliance.entral New York In Central New York, foliage spotters in southern Herkimer County are calling for near complete leaf transition by the weekend with peak to past peak conditions and predominating colors of red, yellow and gold.