CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF MAJOR ITALIAN AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS, INC. v. CITY OF PHILADELPHIA

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS OF : MAJOR ITALIAN AMERICAN : ORGANIZATIONS, INC., et al., : Plaintiffs, : : CIVIL ACTION v. : NO. 21-1609 : CITY OF PHILADELPHIA and : MAYOR JAMES F KENNEY, : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM Jones, II J. January 12, 2022 I. Introduction At its core, this case is about the City of Philadelphia and its Mayor, James Kenney, issuing an Executive Order (“Executive Order 2-21”) that allegedly discriminates against Italian Americans by designating that the City holiday known as “Columbus Day” shall be…