David Bernstein at the Volokh Conspiracy recalls a 2006 lawsuit over whether neo-Nazis had a right to wear swastika pins in a Southern California restaurant against its management’s wishes, and extensive reader discussion ensues.
Chronicling the high cost of our legal system
by Walter Olson on May 31, 2010
David Bernstein at the Volokh Conspiracy recalls a 2006 lawsuit over whether neo-Nazis had a right to wear swastika pins in a Southern California restaurant against its management’s wishes, and extensive reader discussion ensues.
Tagged as: California, discrimination law, Unruh Act

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Hard to imagine Bernstein having the same reaction if four Israeli rightists were tossed from a restaurant for wearing Star of David pins. But if he would, good for him.
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