'Denying service is OK. I get it: Your bar, your restaurant—you call the shots,' Dion Cini told WNBC of being forced to leave a bar in New York City.
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.
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