Tag: disability
AG Bonta Announces ‘Surge in Reported Hate Crimes’ 8 Weeks After Creation of ‘CA vs Hate’ Hotline
California Attorney General Rob Bonta just released the Hate Crime in California report Tuesday, prepared by the state Department of Justice. In early May the Globe reported on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s official launch of CA vs Hate, “a new...
AB 539: High-frequency Litigants
Assembly Bill 539 by Assemblywoman Stephanie Nguyen (D-Elk Grove) would address the issue of “high-frequency litigants” involved in the Unruh Civil Rights Act. AB 539 would amend Civil Code Section 52 and amend Code of Civil Procedure Sections 425.50 and...
Unruh Civil Rights Act in California
Civil Code Section 51(a) created the Unruh Civil Rights Act, which provides that all persons in California are free and equal, and no matter what their sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status,...