Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a landmark federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin in places of public accommodation such as hotels, restaurants, and theaters.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
title of a federal statute
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| aimsTo |
eliminate segregation in public accommodations
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| allows |
civil actions by the Attorney General
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private civil actions for injunctive relief → |
| appliesTo |
hotels
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motels → other places of exhibition or entertainment → places of public accommodation → restaurants → stadiums → theaters → |
| citation |
Title II, Civil Rights Act of 1964
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| codifiedIn |
42 U.S.C. § 2000a et seq.
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| constitutionalBasis |
Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution
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Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution → |
| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States
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| doesNotProvide |
compensatory damages
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punitive damages → |
| enactedAsPartOf |
Public Law 88-352
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| enactmentDate |
1964-07-02
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| enforcedBy |
United States Department of Justice
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| exempts |
lodging establishments with five or fewer rooms where the owner resides on the premises
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private clubs not open to the public → |
| historicalContext |
Civil Rights Movement
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| influenced |
later federal public accommodations laws
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| interpretedBy |
Supreme Court of the United States
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| language |
English
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| legalNature |
federal civil rights law
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| legislativeBody |
United States Congress
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| partOf |
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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| primaryRemedy |
injunctive relief
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| prohibits |
discrimination in places of public accommodation
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refusal of service on prohibited grounds → segregation of customers in covered establishments → |
| prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf |
color
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national origin → race → religion → |
| provides |
right to full and equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of places of public accommodation
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| requires |
interstate commerce nexus for many covered establishments
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| scopeLimitation |
does not cover discrimination based on disability
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does not cover discrimination based on sex → |
| sectionNumber |
Title II
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| shortDescription |
prohibition of discrimination in public accommodations based on race, color, religion, or national origin
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| signedIntoLawBy |
Lyndon B. Johnson
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| upheldIn |
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
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Katzenbach v. McClung → |