Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
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Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may prohibit all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7093949 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. Context triple: [Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, relatedCase, Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.]
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A.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for proving discriminatory intent in equal protection challenges to facially neutral government actions, particularly in the context of zoning and housing discrimination.
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B.
Shelley v. Kraemer
Shelley v. Kraemer is a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held courts could not enforce racially restrictive housing covenants, marking a major civil rights victory against residential segregation.
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C.
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal agencies’ discretion in approving highway construction through public parks and strengthened judicial review of administrative decisions.
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D.
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly interpreted the Fifth Amendment’s Public Use Clause to allow government use of eminent domain for economic and social policy goals, such as breaking up concentrated land ownership.
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E.
Federal Housing Administration v. Burr
Federal Housing Administration v. Burr is a landmark 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of federal sovereign immunity by holding that the FHA could be sued in certain circumstances under its "sue and be sued" clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. Target entity description: Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may prohibit all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
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A.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.
Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court case that established the standard for proving discriminatory intent in equal protection challenges to facially neutral government actions, particularly in the context of zoning and housing discrimination.
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B.
Shelley v. Kraemer
Shelley v. Kraemer is a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court case that held courts could not enforce racially restrictive housing covenants, marking a major civil rights victory against residential segregation.
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C.
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe
Citizens to Preserve Overton Park v. Volpe is a landmark 1971 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly limited federal agencies’ discretion in approving highway construction through public parks and strengthened judicial review of administrative decisions.
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D.
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff
Hawaii Housing Authority v. Midkiff is a 1984 U.S. Supreme Court case that broadly interpreted the Fifth Amendment’s Public Use Clause to allow government use of eminent domain for economic and social policy goals, such as breaking up concentrated land ownership.
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E.
Federal Housing Administration v. Burr
Federal Housing Administration v. Burr is a landmark 1940 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified the scope of federal sovereign immunity by holding that the FHA could be sued in certain circumstances under its "sue and be sued" clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ housing discrimination law ⓘ |
| argued | April 1, 1968 ⓘ |
| citation | 392 U.S. 409 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decided | June 17, 1968 ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| dissentingJustice |
Hugo L. Black
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John M. Harlan II NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom C. Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 645 ⓘ |
| effect |
confirmed that § 1982 applies to private as well as governmental discrimination
ⓘ
expanded federal power to combat private racial discrimination in housing ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Jones et ux. v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
42 U.S.C. § 1982 bars all racial discrimination, private and public, in the sale or rental of property
NERFINISHED
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Congress has power under the Thirteenth Amendment to determine what are the badges and incidents of slavery and to legislate against them ⓘ Congress may prohibit all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982 ⓘ |
| interprets | Civil Rights Act of 1866 § 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joinedByMajorityJustice |
Abe Fortas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
Congressional power to prohibit private racial discrimination in housing
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interpretation of the Thirteenth Amendment enforcement power ⓘ scope of 42 U.S.C. § 1982 ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Potter Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| page | 409 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Joseph Lee Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
application of federal civil rights statutes to private conduct
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broad interpretation of Congressional enforcement powers under the Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Runyon v. McCrary
NERFINISHED
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Shelley v. Kraemer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Civil Rights Act of 1866 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| respondent | Alfred H. Mayer Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statuteInterpreted | 42 U.S.C. § 1982 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | sale of a home in a private subdivision in St. Louis County, Missouri ⓘ |
| subsequentCitation | frequently cited in fair housing and civil rights cases ⓘ |
| topic |
badges and incidents of slavery
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racial discrimination in housing ⓘ |
| volume | 392 U.S. ⓘ |
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Subject: Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. Description of subject: Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. is a landmark 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that Congress may prohibit all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982.
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