Sometimes, at least today, civil rights seems like a pretty simple concept. It's illegal (and wrong) to deny somebody a job simply because they're black, or refuse to rent someone an apartment because they're Jewish. Sometimes, though, it gets more complicated. Abercrombie and Fitch sells clothes, but what they really sell is a certain style. They sell the illusion that wearing A&F clothes will make your life more like their magazine ads. Samantha Elauf is a practicing Muslim, wearing a traditional head scarf to her job interview with A&F. The company declined to hire her, saying her scarf clashed with the company’s “Look Policy,” or dress code, which it describes as "classic East Coast collegiate style.” Can a company do that? Is it discrimination? For this assignment, read a case called "EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch Stores, Inc." Write a 2 - 5 page essay about it. Among other things, tell your reader: 1. The basic facts of the case. 2. What the majority decided, and why. 3. Justice Thomas wrote a separate opinion "concurring in part and dissenting in part." How did he see this case differently from his colleagues? 4. Should there be any limits? If a Hasidic Jew wants to work at Hooter's, or an Amish woman wants to be a Houston Rockets Power Dancer, would the same rules apply? 5. If you were on the Supreme Court, how would you have ruled, and why? Submit in Word. Cite your sources. Additional Resources As always, I like the Cornell Law School site (https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/14-86 (Links to an external site.)) for cases, but you can use the Supreme Court's site instead: http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/14 (Links to an external site.) As always, the New York Times has a great article about the case: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/us/supreme-court-rules-in-samantha-elauf-abercrombie-fitch-case.html?_r=0 (Links to an external site.) The Wall Street Journal weighs in: http://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-sides-with-muslim-abercrombie-job-applicant-over-head-scarf-1433170999 (Links to an external site.) As always, the SCOTUS blog is a great source of information: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/equal-employment-opportunity-commission-v-abercrombie-fitch-stores-inc/ (Links to an external site.)