RE: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-12 Thread Volokh, Eugene
Steve writes that religious motivation matters, for purposes of making an action taken with religious motivation illegal when the same action taken with secular motivation is legal. I see no basis for that in antidiscrimination law, which generally bans discrimination against

RE: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-11 Thread Volokh, Eugene
. Eugene From: religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu [mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marc Stern Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 7:01 PM To: 'religionlaw@lists.ucla.edu' Subject: Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions Might I suggest

Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-08 Thread Marc Stern
Might I suggest another way of looking at this debate: race. Not the race of the drivers and that of their passengers. instead i take it as common ground that no one would tolerate taxi drivers turning down passengers on the basis of race. Does it follow that we should treat all prohibited

Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-08 Thread Marci Hamilton
I have to say that I find Steve's analysis more sound and based on common sense. Marci On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Volokh, Eugene vol...@law.ucla.edu wrote: I think the analysis below is mistaken: Whether or not cabbies’ refusal to carry alcohol should be barred by some general

Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-08 Thread Steven Jamar
Yes, Eugene, I think you are missing the essential point that common carriers are not the same as other employers and when it comes to choice as to serve or not serve, they are more limited in what they can and cannot do. They are bound by more than non-discrimination laws. Or that is how I

RE: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-08 Thread Volokh, Eugene
PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions Yes, Eugene, I think you are missing the essential point that common carriers are not the same as other employers and when it comes to choice as to serve

Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-07 Thread Marci Hamilton
[mailto:religionlaw-boun...@lists.ucla.edu] On Behalf Of Marci Hamilton Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 3:39 PM To: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Cc: Law Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions I

RE: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-07 Thread Volokh, Eugene
Religion issues for Law Academics Subject: Re: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions I have to say that I find Steve's analysis more sound and based on common sense. Marci On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Volokh, Eugene vol...@law.ucla.edumailto:vol...@law.ucla.edu

RE: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions

2012-03-07 Thread Volokh, Eugene
: Discrimination against people with religious motivations for their actions I have to say that I find Steve's analysis more sound and based on common sense. Marci On Mar 7, 2012, at 3:07 PM, Volokh, Eugene vol...@law.ucla.edumailto:vol...@law.ucla.edu wrote: I think the analysis below is mistaken