<Dl> <Dd> "A multitude of promotional discounts come to mind which are clearly permissible under the Unruh Act . For example, a business establishment might offer reduced rates to all customers on one day each week . Or, a business might offer a discount to any customer who meets a condition which any patron could satisfy (e.g., presenting a coupon, or sporting a certain color shirt or a particular bumper sticker). In addition, nothing prevents a business from offering discounts for purchasing commodities in quantity, or for making advance reservations . The key is that the discounts must be "applicable alike to persons of every sex, color, race, (etc .)" (§ 51), instead of being contingent on some arbitrary, class - based generalization ." </Dd> </Dl> <Dd> "A multitude of promotional discounts come to mind which are clearly permissible under the Unruh Act . For example, a business establishment might offer reduced rates to all customers on one day each week . Or, a business might offer a discount to any customer who meets a condition which any patron could satisfy (e.g., presenting a coupon, or sporting a certain color shirt or a particular bumper sticker). In addition, nothing prevents a business from offering discounts for purchasing commodities in quantity, or for making advance reservations . The key is that the discounts must be "applicable alike to persons of every sex, color, race, (etc .)" (§ 51), instead of being contingent on some arbitrary, class - based generalization ." </Dd> <P> The Koire precedent has not been extended to strike down Mother's Day promotions . Koire was one of the precedents cited in the lower court (but not the state Supreme Court) in In re Marriage Cases which was overturned by California Proposition 8 (2008). </P> <P> Ladies' nights in Illinois have been upheld under the anti-discrimination provision of the Dram Shop Act . The court determined that the discount was intended to encourage women to attend the bar in greater numbers, rather than to discourage attendance by males . </P>

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