Unjected Founder Sues Denver Venue Under ADA After 175-Person Anti-Vax Event Was Canceled
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 26
Unjected Founder Sues Denver Venue Under ADA After 175-Person Anti-Vax Event Was Canceled
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 26
Summary
Shelby Hosana, 32, and paralegal Mike Yellen filed a pro se ADA lawsuit against Denver's Recess Beer Garden after it canceled Unjected's May 29 event over security and hostility concerns.
Recess told Hosana it could not let the gathering proceed because it had generated too much risk, and Unjected moved the meetup to a larger venue with security, where about 175 people attended.
Yellen said he wants the case to help establish unvaccinated people as a protected class, a claim disability-law expert Doron Dorfman called "ridiculous" and likely vulnerable to public-hazard arguments.
The lawsuit comes as Unjected, launched in 2021, says it has 65,000 active users and is rebuilding toward its earlier 100,000-member peak after Apple temporarily removed it over COVID misinformation concerns.