Men's Grille Can't Exclude Women, LSC Holds

My partner, Bob Markle, alerted me to this decision by the Louisiana Supreme Court. Said Bob:

"The Supreme Court today issued an opinion involving four female members of Southern Trace Country Club of Shreveport, Inc. who challenged the club's policy of restricting to adult men only the use of a dining area known as the “Men’s Grille.” Plaintiffs asserted this policy was facially discriminatory and in violation of Article I, § 12 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974.

"Affirming the Second Circuit's judgment, the Court held that, based on the facts of the case, the club violated the plaintiffs’ constitutional right to be free from arbitrary, capricious, or unreasonable discrimination based on sex by enacting and enforcing a men-only policy in a public dining facility."

Albright v. Southern Trace Country Club of Shreveport, Inc., 2003-C-3413 (La. 7/6/04).

Posted by RPW at July 6, 2004 06:35 PM