Donald Trump fan sues New York Mets after being banned for wearing MAGA hat

A supporter of former U.S. President Donald Trump is suing the New York Mets and Citi Field for $2 million after claiming she was stopped from entering the stadium while wearing a MAGA hat.
The 64-year-old plaintiff, Aura Moody, alleges that she was prevented from accessing the venue because she was wearing the distinct red hat often associated with Trump’s supporters. The incident was said to have occurred during the Met’s 4-0 win over the Miami Marlins in August.
According to Moody, she passed through security without issue, before Citi Field staff advised her that she would not be allowed to access her seat while wearing merchandise supporting Trump. Moody was later identified as a member of the Queens Village Republican Club and attended the game with a friend and other club members.
Moody claims that the venue’s choice intruded upon her rights, leading her to file the lawsuit. The nature of the suit is classified under Civil Rights: Other, with the cause of action falling under 28 U.S.C. 1331, indicating a federal question about civil rights.
The plaintiff is seeking $2 million in damages, saying that her rights were violated when staff at the stadium allegedly prevented her from entering unless she removed her political products. According to public court documents, she named multiple defendants in her lawsuit, including entities affiliated with the Mets, Major League Baseball, and individuals such as Steve Cohen [owner of the Mets] and Keechant Sewell [former NYPD Commissioner].
Moody has demanded a jury trial, presumably to get the fairest attempt possible as a safeguard from the fate of a single judge. The lawsuit has lured the attention of Republican supporters online, who have voiced their support for her case before the next Presidential debate on Oct. 23.
One Moody supporter wrote on X, “The fact that she can’t wear a hat into a baseball game is pathetic.” Another fan wrote, “Make it a multimillion-dollar class action lawsuit!”
Other responses showed a mix of support and skepticism toward the financial aspect of the lawsuit. One X user wrote, “As she should! I hope she wipes the floor with them and gets every penny she can,” rallying behind Moody’s pursuit of compensation. But another fan suggested, “Could just stand on principle and sue for the right to wear it and not make it a money grab.”
Public Case-finding websites Justia and FindLaw showed a 2020 lawsuit filed under the name of Aura Moody as a plaintiff, also in the Supreme Court of New York, Queens County. The case was about her son Julian Moody, who said the NFL stopped him from playing in a national tournament because he had diabetes, which violated the Rehabilitation Act.
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The NFL moved the case to federal court. Julian was later found to be an adult, so the case was changed to make him the only plaintiff, leading both parties to reach a deal to drop it in 2016.
Three months before suing the New York Metropolitan Baseball Club, the name Aura Moody was involved in another case in a New York court. In this case, Moody v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC], she sued the EEOC, the government agency responsible for enforcing laws that protect people from job discrimination