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> I think the owner would get sued, but I'm not sure if it would hold up in US court. We have laws preventing businesses from discriminating based on race, sex,
by tjalfi 6y ago
> I think the owner would get sued, but I'm not sure if it would hold up in US court. We have laws preventing businesses from discriminating based on race, sex, ethnicity, and national origin, but I don't know if there are any such protections that apply to businesses for political affiliation.
It depends on the context.
Political affiliation is a protected class for employment in some states[0].
Political affiliation is a protected class for accommodations such as grocery stores in DC[1] and Madison, Wisconsin[2].
[0] https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/discrimination-employment.aspx https://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/discrimin...
[1] https://ohr.dc.gov/protectedtraits https://ohr.dc.gov/protectedtraits
[2] https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COORMAWIVOIVCH32--45_CH39DECIRI_39.03EQOPOR https://library.municode.com/wi/madison/codes/code_of_ordina...