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discriminatorily

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  • adverb In a discriminatory manner.

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Examples

  • Chris Kempling, a teacher, was disciplined by the teachers 'governing body for a letter to the editor about homosexuality and in Alberta, on May 30, 2008, a pastor, Stephen Boissoin, was fined for the same, and ordered never to speak "discriminatorily" on the topic of homosexuality again.

    MercatorNet Andrea Mrozek and Peter Jon Mitchell 2008

  • So, the argument would go, in such a situation there is indeed a conflict between actual Equal Protection Clause rights (the right not to have a discriminatorily hostile environment tolerated by a government employer, educator, etc.) and First Amendment rights.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » “Free Speech Has Been a Powerful Force for the Spread of Equality Under the Law”; 2010

  • In a frequently scathing decision, a judge has ruled that CNN acted illegally and discriminatorily in terminating in 2003 a subcontracting relationship with a firm that provided technical services in the cabler's New York and D.C. bureaus.

    Dave Johnson: Adjourn And Appoint! We Can't Wait -- For Recess Appointments Dave Johnson 2011

  • The premise of hostile environment harassment law, under which speech in workplaces, educational institutions, places of public accommodation, and the like could lead to liability, is this: An employer, educational institution, or place of public accommodation that tolerates speech or conduct that creates a hostile environment based on race/religion/sex/etc. for some of its patron is discriminatorily providing a worse environment to some people than to others.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » “Free Speech Has Been a Powerful Force for the Spread of Equality Under the Law”; 2010

  • It is applied randomly at best and discriminatorily at worst.

    Brian Dugan Sentenced to Death Row for 1983 Murder of Jeanine Nicarico | Should Moratorium on Death Penalty Be Lifted? 2009

  • The company has discriminatorily banned talk about unions and prohibited union flyer distribution, while allowing discussion of other issues and circulation of non-union materials.

    Civil Rights 2010

  • But the thing is, the law is so un-American and discriminatorily abusive that if you don't grasp why without even being told, you won't be convinced by sane argument.

    Robert J. Elisberg: Beware of Aliens in Scary Apparel 2010

  • "The many episodes of brutal violence against African Americans that blight our Nation's history do not suggest that every American must be allowed to own whatever type of firearm he or she desires -- just that no group of Americans should by systematically and discriminatorily disarmed and left to the mercy of terrorists."

    Josh Horwitz: Passing the Sword 2010

  • Even jaywalking laws have been challenged with claims that they're discriminatorily applied.

    Ernest Istook: Obama and Calderon Both Insult Americans 2010

  • "The many episodes of brutal violence against African Americans that blight our Nation's history do not suggest that every American must be allowed to own whatever type of firearm he or she desires -- just that no group of Americans should by systematically and discriminatorily disarmed and left to the mercy of terrorists."

    Josh Horwitz: Passing the Sword 2010

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