She obviously does not understand the term “Public Accomodation” - DOJ should immediately start on investigation for civil rights violations. After all, who else do they discriminate against?
https://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/restaurants-right-to-refuse-service.html
Restaurants: Right to Refuse Service
Do Restaurants Have the Unrestricted Right to Refuse Service?
No. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 explicitly prohibits restaurants from refusing service to patrons on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. In addition, most courts don’t allow restaurants to refuse service to patrons based on extremely arbitrary conditions. For example, a person likely can’t be refused service due to having a lazy eye.
But Aren’t Restaurants Considered Private Property?
Yes, however they are also considered places of public accommodation. In other words, the primary purpose of a restaurant is to sell food to the general public, which necessarily requires susceptibility to equal protection laws. Therefore, a restaurant’s existence as private property does not excuse an unjustified refusal of service. This can be contrasted to a nightclub, which usually caters itself to a specific group of clientele based on age and social status.
So Are “Right to Refuse Service to Anyone” Signs in Restaurants Legal?
Yes, however they still do not give a restaurant the power to refuse service on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. These signs also do not preclude a court from finding other arbitrary refusals of service to be discriminatory. Simply put, restaurants that carry a “Right to Refuse Service” sign are subject to the same laws as restaurants without one.
What Conditions Allow a Restaurant to Refuse Service?
There a number of legitimate reasons for a restaurant to refuse service, some of which include:
Patrons who are unreasonably rowdy or causing trouble
Patrons that may overfill capacity if let in
Patrons who come in just before closing time or when the kitchen is closed
Patrons accompanied by large groups of non-customers looking to sit in
Patrons lacking adequate hygiene (e.g. excess dirt, extreme body odor, etc.)
In most cases, refusal of service is warranted where a customer’s presence in the restaurant detracts from the safety, welfare, and well-being of other patrons and the restaurant itself.
Obviously, she is not familiar with the Supreme Court decisions in Katzenbach v. McClung or the Heart of Atlanta Hotel case. Public places of accommodation are not supposed to turn away paying customers.
The only thing that may weight against the White House Press Secretary is whether or not her political leanings are not protected under the law. Race, religion and sex based discrimination are a simpler matters for a lawsuit.
Politics is NOT a protected class. I am in favor of government punishing people less if they discriminate. I actually would like for people to have more power to discriminate, not less.
The leftist courts have already ruled that it is constitutional to discriminate against someone for their political affiliation.
She should be talking to lawyers.
Unfortunately our side tries to respect those who don't respect us.
Wrong, she can ask anyone to leave, it is her choice. Why make a Federal Case out of it.
Yes
As Americans we have rights and as a business owner she has the right to refuse service but with freedom comes responsibility so be careful when you use them and only if you are ready for repercussions that might ensue. I would never eat at that restaurant because of their rudeness. And I read earlier that Trump won the county the restaurant is located in with 62%. I imagine business is going to slow down...a lot.
Sessions’ DOJ???
If she wants to protest Trump, she should not pay her taxes rather than kick out customers.