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I think the decision made for the company to pay $200K was reasonable and was the right decision since the discrimination that can be seen here is very clear

Yeah, this is a great example of discrimination in the work place. A lot of people like to think that discrimination is a thing of the past, but it's not. The sooner people come to this realization, the sooner we can begin to end discrimination on a much larger scale.

Wow I can't believe that this kind of racial discrimination is still prominent in a workplace. I think that company deserved to pay that lawsuit for $200K. It's important that these kind of people learn that racial discrimination is a thing that needs to be put to rest.

"Grushevski v. Texas Wings"

Although the argument is valid because it is clear discrimination due to the fact all of the women working at Hooters are busty, it is still justifiable why Hooters would not accept a man to work at their restaurants. Hooters attracts business by the people who are interested in talking to the waitresses, who are in short shorts and a skimpy tank top. It is what Hooters is known for. If someone who applies does not fit their style of serving, then it would not be attracting the customers they hope to see. In any situation, a restaurant can not hire someone because they do not fit the style of the restaurant, store etc.

This case does seem to clearly show that discrimination was taking place at work. Peter Janos, the man who didn't want Wilson to get a promotion, seemed to have personal reasons as to why he shouldn't have given Wilson the job which were unrelated to how well he performed his job.

I found this interesting. Today in equality we have approached a subject that 50 years ago would have been avoided. Today it is a known fact that the people in the LGBT community are being discriminated against, and are lacking certain civil rights. This article discusses the importance of changing this, as well as what is already being done.

The first thing that came to my mind when I read "Civil Rights Movement" in the title of the article was some kind of violent movement. As I started to read the article, I disagreed with the thesis. However, as I keep reading I started to agree more. There is not one specific definition of what a cilil rights movement consists of. A civil rights movement does not necessarily include violence. I think part of what America has to do to help get rid of the problem of racial discrimination has to be included in the basic education of the newer generations. Kids get taught by society about racism or other kinds of discrimination. I think a key factor for this issue is educating the upcoming generations about this issue and respect. A civil rights movement will not change the country from one day to another. However, it can bring awareness, again, to society. It will take time to improve in this issue. I do think that a major key to the solution of this issue is awareness and education to be taught to our youth and future generations. Because they are the future of America.

I agree with you Kyrra, it shouldn't be defined by your ability to reproduce. I also agree with the statement that marriage is a "civil matter, not a church affair." There is really no argument against the restrictions put on same-sex marriage being discriminatory and unconstitutional, hopefully society will soon come to understand this.

I completely agree with the statement that marriage is a civil matter rather than a church affair. I do not, however, believe that just because same-sex marriage cannot physically create pregnancy, it does not count as marriage. You are all right to say that this article is using absolutely ridiculous reasons to support their ideas on same-sex marriage. As Sebastian said, hopefully society will lessen their biased minds on the subject matter.

First, I was not very familiar with the legalities of this issue until I read this. To my surprise I realized how many factors went into the process of legalizing same-sex marriages. I agree with Kyrra's comments, which I think are on point. This issue is an example of how religion does tie into law at times. The Constitution does not point at any religion in specific. However, if in law marriage did not tie up to religion... What said that only a man and woman could be married and not same sex people? There was no one definition for this. At the end of the day, same-sex marriage was passed at a federal level. There cannot be any discrimination towards these individuals, or if there is then they are protected by the law. Going back to "Civil Rights", this law was passed in response to civil rights. How the law should not discriminate. Many of the excuses that this article uses of why same sex marriage is different are ridiculous in my opinion. Just like my older fellow classmates said marriage should not be based on wether a couple can procreate. In conclusion, its is 2016 and same sex marriages are legal, respected and protected against the law. So, justice was served!

This article emphasizes how there is a misrepresentation in anti-discriminatory laws benefiting people of differing sexualities. It makes it very obvious that even though the Supreme court won't hear any cases on the disallowance oh HBTQ peoples right to marry, there is a need for legislation defining HBTQ rights.

This article interests me because it talks about Middle Easterners in America and if you browse around the site you will find an entire page of cases that the article talks about.

I liked this article, it talks briefly about the Middle Eastern/Muslim situation in America and that definitely relates to civil rights. Discriminating against a certain group of people is not okay, I think this is a good article to read.

I thought this court case is very interesting in that it deals with religious rights verses safety problems in prison.

I think the with the case of the beard it could be dangerous to allow inmates to have a long beard because it could endanger people's lives especially since it's a prison. I don't think they should allow inmates to have long beards because inmates who are not religious could easily say that they are Muslims and use that to their advantage.

NBER Working Paper No. 3894 Issued in November 1991 NBER Program(s): LS This paper examines the available evidence on the causes of black economic advance in order to assess the contribution of federal policy.