Jan. 16, 2026
Swiping right on justice
A $60.5 million settlement over Tinder's age-based pricing highlights the enduring punch of a 66-year-old California civil rights law that keeps finding new ways to stay relevant.
A key California anti-bias law devised 66 years ago by a swaggering Sacramento pol named Jesse "Big Daddy" Unruh--and since retooled for the internet age by the state Supreme Court--netted alleged victims of ageism a $60.5 million class settlement with Tinder Inc. this week.
The high court has endorsed, refined and expanded the Unruh Civil Rights Act since the Legislature put it on the books in 1959.
The deal given preliminary approval on Tuesday in favor of 268...
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