Texas Supreme Court rules for San Antonio in 'Chick-fil-A' lawsuit filed by conservative activists

[LetMyPeopleVote]

One of my children is LGBTQ and I refuse to eat at chick-fil-A. The RWNJs got mad that chick-fil-a was not allowed to be in the San Antonio airport and Gov. Abbott, Lt Gov Dan Patrick and the Texas legis passed a bogus statute passed to force the airport to let chick-fil-a in. The Texas supreme court consists of 9 republicans and one of the smarter judges left to run for AG against Paxton and did not make the runoff. I was happy to see this result
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/legislature/article/Texas-Supreme-Court-rules-for-San-Antonio-in-17051197.php

Conservative activists suing the city of San Antonio alleging it violated the Texas “Save Chick-fil-a” law have not presented evidence of a violation, the Texas State Supreme Court ruled Friday morning, as it sent the case back down to a trial court.

The case stems back to a 2019 City Council decision to deny the chain’s request to open a restaurant at the San Antonio International Airport because of what a council member described as the company’s support for Christian groups with anti-LGBTQ agendas.

Later that year, Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law — Chick-fil-A cup in-hand — the bill that allows any individual to sue governments that have taken “adverse actions” against corporations due to their support for religious organizations.

A group of people from the San Antonio area, including a conservative activist and former council candidate Patrick von Dohlen, sued the city under the new law. They are represented by lawyer Jonathan Mitchell, a former state solicitor general who helped write the legislation and are backed by amicus briefs from 62 Republican state lawmakers and Abbott.

Abbott, Patrick and the Texas legis efforts failed and this makes me happy

[czarjak]

1. Hijacking religion to defend your hateful ignorance?

[LeftInTX]

2. The city offer Chick-fil-A a spot, but Chick-fil-A declined

As part of an agreement with then-President Donald Trump’s Federal Aviation Administration, in September 2020 the city offered the original airport spot to Chick-fil-A after all.

Chick-fil-a declined, and Whataburger is slotted to open instead this spring.


This case still will go back to a lower court, but since COSA offered them a spot, I really don't think there is a case....

[LetMyPeopleVote]

4. WhataBurger is a better franchise and they are not closed on Sunday

I love Whataburger

[Grins]

3. "...due to their support for religious organizations"?

When did Chick-fil-a become a religious organization and not a restaurant…?

The city wanted restaurants in their airport to be open every day of the week - because their airport is open every day of the week.

Chick-fil-a wanted to be closed on the Sabbath (Christian sabbath; not the Jewish sabbath that Jesus guy followed).

The city had every right to say ‘these are the rules.’

[LeftInTX]

5. Well...one of our city council people blurted stuff about Chick Fil A and gays and it started this

whole mess

Then, City Council decided that Chick Fil A wasn't a good match because they weren't open on Sunday or something like that


However, because the council member mentioned Chick Fil A and all the anti-lgbt stuff, the right wing ate it up...