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aphasial t1_j5zihk4 wrote

Reply to comment by AdUpstairs7106 in NY AG wants answers on Madison Square Garden's use of facial recognition against legal opponents by Sorin61

Thanks... this is the first response that actually addresses the question.

That seems like a weird law, but I live 2000 miles away in California. Does that apply to venues in general or only to liquor stores? (In CA I believe that would be an open vs closed container distinction...)

While there are additional regulations whenever ABC is involved, in CA so long as we're not dealing with protected classes, venues absolutely have the right to refuse service, kick someone out, 86 them entirely, or otherwise control access, and the liquor license doesn't block them from it.

Is this statewide in NY or just a NYC thing?

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AdUpstairs7106 t1_j5zt8n3 wrote

Venues in general unless you are a private members club only.

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indoninja t1_j60wlha wrote

If you are open to the public, or are selling tickets to the public, there should be a pretty high bar to blanket ban groups of people.

And if you’re going to do that, the onus should be on you publicly list, all those people, and all the groups, and make it clear to anyone buying a ticket who is on that list.

In this case, they were banning anyone they could find connected to a law firm that was representing a person, suing them, that looks to me like it’s harassment against the law firm for taking the case.

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AdUpstairs7106 t1_j5zv480 wrote

So remember that lawyer who was denied entry filed a lawsuit against MSG liquor license not against them.

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