June 30, 2004

ACLU: Club-area Hip Hop dress code is targeting Blacks and poor people

June 30, 2004/ Tron Nick

The ACLU is objecting to a ban on sports jerseys, sleeveless shirts and backward baseball caps in Louisville's new nightclub district, saying the dress code is biased against blacks and poor people. The city has given the developer of the month-old Fourth Street Live power to enforce its dress code three nights a week during special events along the block-long stretch of restaurants, bars and shops. [more]

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