5 things you need to know about Madison Square Garden's shocking new policy banning all lawyers
- The Garden has quietly updated its terms of service to ban all attorneys from entering, citing 'harassment and frivolous litigation' after a recent dispute over facial recognition technology.
- The ban is specifically targeting personal injury attorneys, but the wording covers all licensed lawyers, meaning even a corporate lawyer could be turned away from a Knicks game.
- This unprecedented move is based on a legal loophole: since MSG is a private venue, it can refuse service to anyone, but the American Bar Association is already threatening a class-action lawsuit.
- A viral video shows a Long Island attorney being escorted out of a concert last night, sparking a massive backlash on social media with the hashtag #FreeTheLawyers.
- The policy's first test will happen tonight when a group of 50 New York lawyers plans to try entering a Rangers game together, potentially leading to mass arrests at the World's Most Famous Arena.