Indeed. The right of free association is a critical one, even when it benefits disgusting companies like Nike. They're under no obligation to employ him as a spokesman, just as a Christian baker is under no obligation to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
I'm proud of Irving for standing up, but he's by no means going to own Nike or any such thing. But I sincerely doubt he cares since he appears to be a man who owns his own soul, unlike many of his peers.
Corporations cannot violate Constitutional laws. Civil right laws regarding employment specifically provide protection against religious discrimination.
Not sure what you mean, but the Bill of Rights are literally a list of things the government cannot do (negative rights, so to say). It does not address any limits on what a citizen can do.
The government cannot deprive you of your right to bear arms - that is the second amendment. I can ask you to leave my house if you come in with a firearm - I’m not the government.
This is not government per se. However, corporations are a creature of the government that is created by government and therefore controlled by government Acts and Statutes. Civil Rights laws are enforced for corporations under the employment section. Religious expression is a Civil Right.
Pursuant to Title III Reg 28 CFR§36.104. Private business serves the public and therefore shall abide by all State and Federal laws. No business policy supersedes the law. State Statutes reflect Federal Acts.
[STATE] Statute §[NUMBER-DESCRIPTOR]. Subd. 1. Public Policy. It is the public policy of this state to secure for persons in this state, freedom from discrimination: in public accommodations because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and disability.
Subd. 2. Civil Right. The opportunity to obtain employment, housing, and other real estate, and full and equal utilization of public accommodations, public services, and educational institutions without such discrimination as is prohibited by this chapter is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right.
42 USC §2000a (a) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.
42 USC §2000a-6(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.
A religious belief does not constitute a direct threat to anyone and otherwise the business carries the burden to prove the direct threat defense.
Other laws may include, but not limited to:
18 US Code §241. Conspiracy against rights
18 US Code § 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
18 US Code §245. Federally protected activities
18 US Code § 1001. Statements or entries generally
42 US Code § 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 US Code § 1985. Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights
42 US Code § 3617. Interference, coercion, or intimidation
42 US Code § 1986. Action for neglect to prevent [Wrong] Obligation to prevent a wrong from being done
“Doctrine of laches,” is based upon maxim that equity aids the vigilant and not those who slumber on their rights. “neglect or omission to do what one should do as warrants presumption that one has abandoned right or claim”, Eldridge v. Idaho State Penitentiary, 54 Idaho 213, 30 P.2d 781, 784. “A failure to do something which should be done or to claim or enforce a right at a proper time”, Hutchinson v. Kenney, C.C.A.N.C., 27 F.2d 254, 256.
It’s not the government that is restricting his speech, it’s Nike - so the first amendment isn’t in play.
Indeed. The right of free association is a critical one, even when it benefits disgusting companies like Nike. They're under no obligation to employ him as a spokesman, just as a Christian baker is under no obligation to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
I'm proud of Irving for standing up, but he's by no means going to own Nike or any such thing. But I sincerely doubt he cares since he appears to be a man who owns his own soul, unlike many of his peers.
Corporations cannot violate Constitutional laws. Civil right laws regarding employment specifically provide protection against religious discrimination.
Not sure what you mean, but the Bill of Rights are literally a list of things the government cannot do (negative rights, so to say). It does not address any limits on what a citizen can do.
The government cannot deprive you of your right to bear arms - that is the second amendment. I can ask you to leave my house if you come in with a firearm - I’m not the government.
This is not government per se. However, corporations are a creature of the government that is created by government and therefore controlled by government Acts and Statutes. Civil Rights laws are enforced for corporations under the employment section. Religious expression is a Civil Right.
Pursuant to Title III Reg 28 CFR§36.104. Private business serves the public and therefore shall abide by all State and Federal laws. No business policy supersedes the law. State Statutes reflect Federal Acts.
[STATE] Statute §[NUMBER-DESCRIPTOR]. Subd. 1. Public Policy. It is the public policy of this state to secure for persons in this state, freedom from discrimination: in public accommodations because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, and disability.
Subd. 2. Civil Right. The opportunity to obtain employment, housing, and other real estate, and full and equal utilization of public accommodations, public services, and educational institutions without such discrimination as is prohibited by this chapter is hereby recognized as and declared to be a civil right.
42 USC §2000a (a) All persons shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation, as defined in this section, without discrimination on the ground of race, color, religion, or national origin.
42 USC §2000a-6(a) Whenever the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any of the rights granted by this title, and that the pattern or practice is of such a nature and is intended to deny the full exercise of the rights herein described, the Attorney General may bring a civil action in the appropriate district court of the United States by filing with it a complaint (1) signed by him (or in his absence the Acting Attorney General), (2) setting forth facts pertaining to such pattern or practice, and (3) requesting such preventive relief, including an application for a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order or other order against the person or persons responsible for such pattern or practice, as he deems necessary to insure the full enjoyment of the rights herein described.
A religious belief does not constitute a direct threat to anyone and otherwise the business carries the burden to prove the direct threat defense.
Other laws may include, but not limited to:
18 US Code §241. Conspiracy against rights
18 US Code § 242. Deprivation of rights under color of law
18 US Code §245. Federally protected activities
18 US Code § 1001. Statements or entries generally
42 US Code § 1983. Civil action for deprivation of rights
42 US Code § 1985. Conspiracy to interfere with civil rights
42 US Code § 3617. Interference, coercion, or intimidation
42 US Code § 1986. Action for neglect to prevent [Wrong] Obligation to prevent a wrong from being done
“Doctrine of laches,” is based upon maxim that equity aids the vigilant and not those who slumber on their rights. “neglect or omission to do what one should do as warrants presumption that one has abandoned right or claim”, Eldridge v. Idaho State Penitentiary, 54 Idaho 213, 30 P.2d 781, 784. “A failure to do something which should be done or to claim or enforce a right at a proper time”, Hutchinson v. Kenney, C.C.A.N.C., 27 F.2d 254, 256.