The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal suit in support of a man who was denied discount admission to a minor league baseball game last year after he arrived without a church bulletin. The state of Maryland’s Commission on Human Relations has supported Carl Silverman’s claim that the team’s promotion violated state and federal laws against religious discrimination in public places, but no hearing has been set on the matter.
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