LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A restaurant emblazoned with the Maker’s Mark name is accused in a lawsuit of civil-rights violations by allegedly refusing to allow a party for a black group. The claim has stirred the Kentucky bourbon maker to distance itself from the downtown watering hole.
Andre Mulligan claims in his lawsuit that he was making party preparations when he met with officials from Maker’s Mark Bourbon House and Lounge last Aug. 17, the day before the event. The Louisville man, accompanied by his brother, was pressed to specify the ratio of blacks to whites who would attend the event, the suit claims.
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