Legal Opinion
Fahim v. Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 2008No. 08-20349PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Sanaa Fahim filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 2000a, also known as Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, against Marriott Hotel Services, Inc. Title II prohibits discrimination in public accommodations. Fahim alleges that Marriott violated Title II by discriminating against her on the grounds of race and religion, when denying her a room on the basis of her airline voucher. Marriott counters that at the time Fahim presented her voucher it had no rooms available. In a well-considered opinion, the district court granted summary judgment for Marriott because…
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