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Unruh Civil Rights Act Description

This law provides protection from discrimination by all business establishments in California, including housing and public accommodations, because of:

  • Age
  • Ancestry
  • Color
  • Disability
  • National Origin
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Sex
  • Sexual Orientation

However California Supreme Court has held that protections under the Unruh Act are not necessarily restricted to these characteristics. The Act meant to cover all arbitrary and intentional discrimination by a business establishment on the bases of personal characteristics similar to those listed above.

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