HRT 240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Hot Air Ballooning, Case 39, Summary Judgment
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The act of treating some people different from and less favorably than others. Place of public accommodation (37) a variety of business establishments open to to the public court decision that sets a precedent marking a turning point in the interpretation of law statutes that prohibit discrimination. Personal rights that derive primarily from the constitution, for example, equal protection, free speech, freedom of contract, privacy, and due process. A federal statute that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or natural origin. civil rights laws (38) civil rights (39) 4 types of establishments protected by the act. Public place of accommodation: lodging establishments, sit-down dining facilities, places of entertainment, gas stations (2, 3) Act amended version includes gender in its protected classes business affecting more than one state, as opposed to business done between two parties in the same state. Food served in a restaurant has ingredients from out of state.