The California Supreme Court has repeatedly "interpreted the [law] as protecting classes other than those listed on its face". For example, even prior to the 2005 addition of sexual orientation to the law's list of covered classes, the Unruh Act had been "construed as protecting gays and lesbians from arbitrary discrimination", The California Supreme Court also decided that the act outlaws sex-based prices at bars (
ladies' nights): offering women a discount on drinks, but not offering the same discount to males. In
Koire v Metro Car Wash (1985) 40 Cal 3d 24, 219 Cal Rptr 133, the court held that such discounts constituted sex stereotyping prohibited by this Act. California courts held that a private school's admissions office was not covered by the Act, because it was not a
business. (A school had expelled two students who were perceived as bisexual.) "Although the fact the School is nonprofit is not controlling, this does mean it should not be deemed a business unless it has some significant resemblance to an ordinary for-profit business." ''Doe v. California Lutheran High School Ass'n'', 170 Cal.App.4th 828 (2009). However, schools
may be businesses for the purpose of the Act when they are engaging in commercial activities. "For example, the Court noted that the School would not be permitted to discriminate in its nonmember transactions, such as in the sale of football tickets, because of the Unruh Act. Thus, while private religious schools' admissions and disciplinary practices may not be subject to the Unruh Act, schools should be aware that other business transactions may still be." ==Disability litigation==