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[deleted] t1_iu7q2sa wrote

Reply to comment by starmartyr in TIL Jewish persons could not hold public office in Maryland until 1826 by synonyco

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starmartyr t1_iu7rg2e wrote

A private club is like a private residence. I can refuse to let black people in my house. It's a disgusting and racist thing to do, but it's perfectly legal for me to do so.

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[deleted] t1_iu7s3uq wrote

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starmartyr t1_iu7t5j8 wrote

Restaurants are open to the public. There are private dining clubs where only members are permitted to enter. Golf clubs do the same although some states have restrictions on this. I don't agree with the practice, but it is legal.

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Major_Lennox t1_iu7r3h4 wrote

I don't think that's right:

> Marcy Frost, an employment attorney at Moss & Barnett, says it all depends on the word "private".

> "If you are truly a private club, and not open to the public, the answer is generally, yes, you're allowed to discriminate," said Frost.

> Why?

> "On the theory we have a Constitutional right of freedom of association," she said.*

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