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A performer claimed a venue “canceled” them after backlash to a social-media post supporting Israel.They said it was discrimination. The court said it was politics. TL;DR: A federal court dismissed a discrimination case under Section 1981, a law that prohibits race
discrimination in contracts. The performer claimed a Northern California venue canceled a Hanukkah concert because of Jewish identity. The court said that even if every allegation in the complaint were true, the facts described a business reacting to political controversy, not race discrimination. 📄 Decision: No. 25-cv-02852-CRB (N.D. Cal. Oct. 9 2025) A concert canceled after social-media backlash According