Meaning that they can discriminate in the moment. But they run the risk of penalties in the future if the wronged party pursues it.

But in the moment, they can ask someone to leave their establishment if they want. And if the person refuses, that is when the police can get involved to remove them for trespassing.

Am I severely misinterpreting civil vs criminal laws?



>Federal (and many state and city) laws prohibit public
>accommodations from discriminating on the basis of race,
>color, religion, or national origin.
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>A public accommodation, including restaurants and coffee
>shops, can't ask people to leave or otherwise discriminate
>simply because they are black.
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>Folks on facebook forgetting the whole civil rights movement
>and lunch counter sit-ins business.
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>"Everyone has a plan until you punch them in the face. Then
>they don't have a plan anymore." (c) Mike Tyson
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>"what's a leader if he isn't reluctant"