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Interesting, I didn't know that. So a business can actually deny a service depending on political affiliation. Of-course this can be challenged in the courts.
by lenkite 6y ago
Interesting, I didn't know that. So a business can actually deny a service depending on political affiliation.
Of-course this can be challenged in the courts. Well, unless, it's protected by 230.
- mbreese 6y agoAnything can be challenged in the courts. And I believe there are some (limited, mainly religious based) exceptions that are pretty recent. But there is nothing that protects the political beliefs of a person as this isn’t a protected class. Protected classes protect things people are, not what they think. Trying to conflate 230 here is disingenuous and has no role in a strictly business decision about whether of not a business has to accept a customer.
- tjalfi 6y agoThe answer depends on what state and city the business is located in. Political affiliation is a protected class in some states[0]. California[1], for example, also prohibits discrimination on gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, AIDS/HIV status, medical condition, political activities or affiliation, veteran status, or status as a stalking victim. [0] https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/discrimination-employment.aspx https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/discrimin... [1] https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employment-discrimination-31690.html https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/california-employmen...
- jude- 6y agoNeither of those linked sets if laws apply to customers. Only to employees.