ADAD“This fits right into that picture, to a T,” Deborah Gordon, an attorney for Thomas, said in an interview. “If I had walked into that bank, they’d have been happy to see me,” added Gordon, who is white. Thomas asked to open a savings account, deposit money and get cash back, the lawsuit says. On Jan. 13, Thomas settled his federal lawsuit against the rental car company, Enterprise Leasing, where he used to work. An hour later, he walked into a Chase Bank, opened an account and deposited the checks without issue, Gordon said.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2020 02:56 UTC