Alta is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by 4 snowboarders under the name Wasatch for Equality. WFE claims Alta discriminates a class of people by not allowing snowboarders at the resort & because of Alta’s arrangement with the U.S. Forest Service, it must comply with the equal protection clause in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Forest Service is also named as defendant.
Alta’s side of the story is their policy is not based on people but equipment. Alta went on to argue that snowboarders as a group are not afforded constitutional protection as well.
It will be interesting to see where this goes. What are y’all’s thoughts?
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