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Kevin G. Baker, the lawyer representing complainant Lisa J. Schkolnick '88, said the document may cast doubt on the club's claim to be a private group. He said that although he has not yet seen the document, it appears to contradict evidence submitted by the club to MCAD, evidence Baker said was "factually erroneous...
...They contend [in the tax brief] that there is a more elaborate relationship with the University than they do to the MCAD," said Baker...
...MCAD decides that the club is a publicaccommodation, then the state body could force itto admit women. Massachusetts law prohibitsdiscrimination by gender or other means in "publicaccommodations", such as restaurants, hotels andmost clubs...
...city's classsification of the club ascommercial indicates that MCAD should probablyalso consider it to be public, Baker said...
...fact that the [City of] Cambridgedetermined that they [the clubs] are commercialproperty may have some bearing on how public orprivate they are for public accommodationpurposes," said Baker. He said that if the city'stax assessors use criteria similar to MCAD's toclassify a group as commercial, then the Fly Clubshould be considered public...