Sentences with phrase «class prejudice against»

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It would appear that prejudice is alive and well, in your mind at least, and it would seem that such against Catholics in particular (and religionists in general) is a staple of the modern FUBARLiberal class.

The hypothesis of «consumer terror» corresponds to the prejudices of a middle class, which considers itself politically enlightened, against the allegedly integrated proletariat, which has become petty - bourgeois and corrupt.

Declaring herself a person of the left, she none theless has a sympathetic appreciation of black intellectuals and opinion makers who now call themselves conservative, although they still wage war against an older conservatism driven by racial and class prejudices.

Most commentators either ignore Rosenzweig's lengthy account of Judaism and Christianity over and against Islam, which he calls the religious parody of revelation (Pollock relegates this to a footnote), or they shake their finger at Rosenzweig like schoolmasters telling the class that he is prejudiced.

So, you can go on prejudicing yourself against those who class themselves as Reformed.

Consider how Martin Buber's studies of Hasidism evoked rather good feelings from well - educated, middle - class Jews toward the Hasidic tradition (relieving the prejudice that the Haskalah, or Jewish Enlightenment, had raised against the Hasidim) Consider also that very few of these folk seriously contemplated taking up a Hasidic lifestyle.

One of the most common prejudices against working class people is that they are racist, sexist, homophobic or at least very nationalistic.

The so - called sleaze scandals of the last decade have reinforced an existing prejudice against the political classes, which had probably always been latent but rarely voiced.

Denzel Washington stars in and directs this inspiring drama about a college professor who challenges the entrenched racism and prejudice of the 1930's by assembling and training a first - class African - American debate team, a talented group that makes its way to a national championship against Harvard University.

She may be the best figure skater, and the only one brave enough to achieve the complex acrobatics of a triple axel, but the judges are shown to be prejudiced against her lower - class origins, scoring her low due to their unwillingness to have their precious sport represented by the likes of Tonya.

«In Behind the Beautiful Forevers... Katherine Boo sketches characters with Dickensian vividness against the black machinations of communal enmities, caste and ethnic politics, class prejudice, sexism, and corruption.»

Compelling to arbitration — and ultimately obtaining dismissal with prejudice of all claims — a statewide putative class and representative action brought against a craft store chain in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that involved meal and rest break, failure to pay wages, inaccurate wage statements, unfair business practices, and PAGA claims;

Notable mandates: Acted for Soltoro Ltd. in connection with its successful disposition by plan of arrangement to Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.; co-counsel for Trillium Motor World Ltd. in class action against General Motors of Canada Ltd. and Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP; acted for Canadian Solar Inc. in connection with raising an aggregate of US$ 50 million in equity and US$ 100 million in debt financing for acquisition financing and working capital purposes; external counsel to the Regional Municipality of York, providing a wide range of municipal, real estate, expropriation, litigation, and commercial law advice and services; counsel to minority shareholder of a Nevis LLC worth more than US$ 500 million with respect to a claim for relief from unfair prejudice in litigation in Nevis and the Commercial Division of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in British Virgin Islands, and in contemporaneous related actions in Belize and the United States.

The parties thereafter settled the matter, and all of the class claims against the health system were dismissed with prejudice and released.

Served as lead counsel for the defendant and obtained reversal by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals of a district court's order certifying a 29 - jurisdiction class action alleging consumer fraud by a Fortune 50 retailer, and subsequently successfully moved for dismissal with prejudice of named plaintiff's claims and obtained a nationwide injunction against future attempts to certify a class based on similar allegations.

Prevailed on a motion to dismiss all claims, with prejudice, in a putative class action against an auto manufacturer in federal court in Los Angeles.

The Court noted the prejudice to Trillium: since its action against GM was dismissed at trial, Trillium could not receive funding from the Class Proceedings Fund and could not raise funds from other dealers.