I can’t see any legal way they can legally impose bans aside from zoning laws but even that strategy will fall.
Fast-food company deals with firestorm
Best part is the last line...
“There was quite a bit of fallout. They took heavy criticism,” Sanders said. “But here’s the thing: Their sales increased.”
Of course they’ll try the old zoning trick, but if CFA can prove that those objections lack substance, they can establish discrimination in issuance of zoning permits and consequently, violation of fair trade, equal protection, and civil rights laws. Mr. Emanuel would then find himself in the same position as Bull Connor or Lester Maddox 40 years ago. And the City of Chicago would find itself millions of dollars poorer, while CFA discovers a deep pool of expansion capital.