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Posted: Wednesday, 19 March 2008 4:50PM
Ruling: Geno's 'English Only' Sign Not Discriminatory
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by KYW's Matt Leon
It's a win for Joey Vento of Geno's Steaks as the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations rules that the now famous sign at Geno's does not violate the city's fair practices ordinance.
Back in 2006, the commision had filed a discrimination complaint against Geno's over the now-famous sign which reads "This is America. When ordering please speak English."
However, in its decision, the commission stated that there was insufficient evidence presented to show that the sign violated the city's fair practices ordinance.
Shannon Goessling is executive director of the Southeastern Legal Foundation, which took up the case for Vento:
"As you can well imagine, we are extremely pleased with their ruling, which ruled that Mr. Vento did not violate anybody's rights and did not discriminate against anyone. The question of the day, however, has to be 'has the commission violated our client's rights by pursuing him so aggressively for the last two years?'"
Goessling says they will now spend the next few days reviewing the order of the commission and see where they go from here.
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