Civil Rights Laws in California.

FEHA prohibits employment and housing discrimination based on a broad list of protected characteristics, with administrative enforcement through the California Civil Rights Department and a private right of action.

The Unruh Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination by business establishments and provides for statutory damages, making it central to California public-accommodations litigation, including disability-access cases.

The Bane Act authorizes civil actions where a person interferes with constitutional or statutory rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion, and is frequently used in excessive-force and police-misconduct cases.

Federal civil-rights statutes — including § 1983 for state-actor misconduct and Title VII for employment discrimination — are frequently paired with California claims.