A man was kicked out of a New York City bar after an altercation about his “Make America Great Again” hat and while the bar said the employee was wrong based on its policies, legally, the establishment was within its right to deny him service.Personal feelings aside about the bar's decision, a judge’s ruling in 2018 established a precedent for this type of situation, which determined that being a Trump supporter is not a protected class.
Under New York State Law, Cohen ruled, political affiliations are not considered part of the creed protected class. While there isn’t a federal law banning discrimination based on political beliefs, that doesn’t mean there aren’t exceptions to the rule and state and local governments are able to establish laws that include political beliefs as a protected class. In Washington, D.C., for example, political affiliation is a protected trait, so a person cannot be discriminated against because of the political party they belong to or support.
While trying to get the man to leave, the security guard told Cini the bartender would not serve him until he took his hat off and since he refused to comply, he had to leave. Ultimately, the bartender called the New York Police Department and Cini left. Newsweek reached out to Cini but did not receive a response in time for publication.
"Denying service is OK, I get it, your bar, your restaurant – you call the shots. But if you accept service and then kick me out, then it’s a problem,” Cini said.
Kick them out of every where, just like cancer.
No, it's not legal. But at the same time it should show the MAGAtwits just how f*cked up their politics is.
No.
According to what I know, yes.
I agree they must be stopped from flaunting the modern symbol for racism and white supremacy.
Yeah, when he is been drunk and belligerent (which the bar owner in this case stated) , yes “beat the shit out of them” words of their cult leader not mine
The issue is the antagonistic nature of the MAGA hat. Someone who wears an article of clothing with a controversial picture, slogan or saying into a public place is apt to invite trouble. No business owner should have to welcome that in to their shop.
Yes.
You ain't gotta go home but you gotta get the hell outta here!
GaryMil26845169 Is it illegal to ask them to leave is the right question?
We have to remember on Trump campaign they did the same, and NOBODY asked if it was legal or not... REMEMBER....!!!!!!!
No shirt no shoes no maga hats?
If it’s legal to refuse to bake a cake for a gay couple then it’s legal to ask a maga hat wearer to leave can’t have it both ways
All bets are off when you don the red hat.
In Texas they will buy you a drink. Silly socialists.
Yea, I can just imagine the howling from the Left if a conservative trump supporter owning a business demanded that a Beto supporter leave his restaurant...
Civil Rights act of 1965
Dress codes have been utilized in every clubs/bars along the east coast to control entrance since I was a young lad of 18.
Legal or not, it is in reality, petty and ill mannered.
No decency? No integrity? No service. (Of course, many establishments of all stripes would go out of business.)
Take them to court and find out
The question should be if it is legal to kick out a customer for whatever reason?
If it’s a private business I thought you had the right to refuse service to anyone
An establishment has every right to ask someone to to leave and deny them service.
Pretty much any establishment has the option to refuse service
Is it legal to ask gay people to leave? If so, then FUCK YES.
Right of Admission Reserved...
Hell yes!
Why does Newsweek keep posting this every 12 hours? What gives?
Wearing a MAGA hat is in the same realm as wearing a white hood. At the very least it's asking for trouble that a business may not want.
It's my bar and can ask whoever I like in or kick out whomever I don't like!
Private business.. end of story.
as legal as it is to ask a swastika wearer
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone at anytime
Yep, the business has the right to refuse service. There is no ban on political discrimination.
No it's not. It's just a cap, and a person can vote for anyone they please and frequent any establishment they desire.
I’ll be voting for Trump in 2020 and I don’t think that it’s wrong to ask someone to leave if their attire is upsetting to others. But I also believe that double standards shouldn’t be honored either. If you kick someone out for wearing a hat, a baker can say “no” to a cake. 1A
This is plain wrong. He wasn't a threat to anyone.
Surely they would say that private business can make such rules... rules like excluding individuals of various sexual orientations of which they don't approve. Wouldn't they? Isn't that the sort of horrific ideal which they espouse?
MAGA = Make AMERICA ( republicans and democrats) Great Again. Should republicans kick out democratas too?
YES If you can refuse a couple a marriage license, if a baker can refuse to serve a gay couple - than yes the MAGAts can be tossed out on their asses - and they should be.
The country?
IT'S NOT A PROTECTED CLASS.
It's legal to not serve gays because of religion now, so not wanting to serve followers of the Anti-Christ should be legal too.
You mean the guy that is intentionally seeking negative attention by making a nuisance out of himself and provoking criticism so that he can get the attention you're giving him? Yes.
Waffle House is open 24/7
In the same way it is legal for bakers to refuse to bake a cake for gay couples (according to the Supreme Court)-- YES! Does it make it right, no.
Not in Utah
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