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Old 07-09-2009
sinebar sinebar is offline
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Can private clubs be sued for racial descrimination?

I saw this Pa. Swim Club Under Fire After Turning Away Minority Kids | Badeau POV | Comcast.net story today and it got me thinking: can a private club be sued for racial descrimination? I'm thinking that a private club or other private organization has a legal right, though moraly dispicable, to refuse membership or use based on race. But then I'm not a lawyer. But what if a home owner threw a black guy or a white guy for that matter, out of his home because of his or her race. Could the home owner be sued for racial descrimination? Any legal experts out there?
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