Appeals court upholds MSG lawyer ban, but imposes $500 fee for denials.
Madison Square Garden can continue using facial recognition to bar people from entering the venue, according to a ruling by a panel of five appeals court judges. The ruling means lifelong Knicks fan and corporate attorney Larry Hutcher, who was banned from Madison Square Garden after his law firm sued the company last fall, won’t be allowed back into the arena any time soon. Hutcher was the lead attorney on a case against MSG brought by two dozen ticket resellers who alleged it had violated New York’s Arts and Cultural Affairs Law.