U.S. Supreme Court,
Government,
Civil Rights
Aug. 5, 2022
State civil rights law doesn’t apply to public schools, Supreme Court rules
Attorneys for the petitioner argued the ruling ignores years of court interpretations of the law and undermines protections for disabled people.
A public school is not a “business establishment” under the Unruh Civil Rights Act, a unanimous California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The dispute’s next stop could be the Legislature.
The landmark 1959 law protects people from discrimination based on sex, race, disability and several other factors — but according to the court, it does not apply to public schools. Attorneys for the petitioner argued the ruling ignores years of court inter...
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