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PretzelPirate
on Dec 9, 2021
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New Zealand plans to make it illegal for kids to b...
Legally, doesn’t age discrimination only protect people over 40? Would it apply to banning people under the age of 14 from ever doing something?
https://www.eeoc.gov/age-discrimination
golemotron
on Dec 9, 2021
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Civil rights under the Constitution are largely about protecting freedom from government action. The US does not have laws that prohibit liberties disparately among adults. The NZ law would be a non-starter in the US.
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