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Which of the following might a court decide would be an example of “irrational discrimination”?
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refusing to hire noncitizens for a government job
refusing to hire noncitizens for a government job

refusing to place children in dangerous work situations
refusing to place children in dangerous work situations

refusing to hire red-headed people for manual labor
refusing to hire red-headed people for manual labor

refusing to let an elderly person sign up for the draft
refusing to let an elderly person sign up for the draft

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Refusing to hire red‑headed people for manual labor.

Explanation: excluding people for having red hair is arbitrary and unrelated to job fitness, so a court would likely call it irrational discrimination. The other choices involve government interests (citizenship for certain public jobs, protecting children from hazardous work, age limits for the draft) and are more likely to survive rational‑basis review.