Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
1964 US Supreme Court ruling that the government could force private businesses to not discriminate / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 379 U.S. 241 (1964), was a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States holding that the Commerce Clause gave the U.S. Congress power to force private businesses to abide by Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or national origin in public accommodations.[1]
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Quick Facts Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, Argued October 5, 1964 Decided December 14, 1964 ...
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States | |
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Argued October 5, 1964 Decided December 14, 1964 | |
Full case name | Heart of Atlanta Motel, Incorporated v. United States, et al. |
Citations | 379 U.S. 241 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Judgment for defendant, 231 F. Supp. 393 (N.D. Ga. 1964); probable jurisdiction noted, 379 U.S. 803 (1964). |
Subsequent | None |
Holding | |
Congress did not unconstitutionally exceed its powers under the Commerce Clause by enacting Title II of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in public accommodations. Northern District of Georgia affirmed. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Clark, joined by Warren, Douglas, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White, Goldberg |
Concurrence | Black |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Concurrence | Goldberg |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. art. I Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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