Morton's The Steakhouse is a chain of steak restaurants with locations in the United States and franchised abroad,[5] founded in Chicago in 1978.

[14] In December 2011, Tilman Fertitta, President, CEO and sole owner of Landry's, Inc., announced his company had acquired all of Morton's stock, assuming complete ownership.

[15][16] In July 2022, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh attended a dinner at Morton's location in Washington, DC, but left before his dessert course due to the presence of pro-choice protesters from the activist group "ShutDownDC" demanding his removal.

Nonetheless, Morton's was "outraged"[18] and sided with Kavanaugh in a press statement, citing what it termed a "right to congregate and eat dinner".

Morton's Chief Operating Officer acknowledged that the company's statement was extremely unpopular, and reportedly told restaurant managers that "Currently we are experiencing a massive wave (trending at #2 on social media now) of negative response to our comments yesterday.