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Alameda County Clings to Discriminatory Legacy for Government Contracts

October 26, 2023 3:58 pmOctober 26, 2023 3:58 pm

Frederick Douglass, the American abolitionist and freedom fighter, fought tirelessly for equality under the law. In an 1857 speech condemning the Supreme Court’s thoroughly racist and ahistorical Dred Scott decision, he called for an America that keeps the promise stated...

Unruh Civil Rights Act in California

February 7, 2023 6:49 amFebruary 7, 2023 6:54 am

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,...

Prohibited California State Agency Discrimination

December 1, 2022 6:53 amDecember 1, 2022 6:58 am

Article 9.5 of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the California Government Code concerns discrimination. Government Code Section 11135 prohibits any person in the State of California from being unlawfully denied full and equal...

New California Laws on Jurors

October 1, 2020 8:43 pmOctober 2, 2020 6:42 am

Assembly Bill 3070 and Senate Bill 592 , were enacted during the 2020 Legislative Session to make changes to laws impacting jurors. AB 3070 by Assemblywoman Shirley Weber (D-San Diego): Limitations on peremptory challenges. Existing laws provide for the exclusion...