New York Roadrunners Club v. State Division of Human Rights

Without reaching the “place of accommodation” issue or the city’s relationship to the marathon, the majority concludes that there is no evidence of discrimination and that the Roadrunners Club, as a private organization, can conduct a marathon footrace if it chooses. It thus ignores both the interpretation of the statute and the findings of fact made by the Commissioner of the State Division of Human Rights and affirmed by the State Human Rights Appeal Board, notwithstanding the deference given to the interpretation of a statute by the agency responsible for its administration and the command…