Legal Opinion
Stearnes v. Baur's Opera House, Inc.
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided March 31, 1992No. 91-3025PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RICHARD MILLS, District Judge:
The Constitution does not guarantee to each patron of a bar and dance hall the right to hear the music he or she prefers.
Baur’s Opera House is a dance bar in Springfield, the capitol city of Illinois, and this lawsuit — brought under the public accommodation provision of § 2000a of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — alleges that Baur’s discriminated against Plaintiff because he was black.
Specifically, Plaintiff says that the Baur’s manager:(1) refused to play “rap” music;(2) changed musical selections from those blacks “enjoy” to those whites “enjoy;” or(3)…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Darryl Morris and Leggitt Nailor v. Office Max, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
- Turner v. WongNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 2003
- Mark W. Stearnes v. Baur's Opera House, Incorporated, Doing Business as Baur's Opera House, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Phillips v. Interstate Hotels Corp.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1998
- Robertson v. Burger King, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1994
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