POS2041 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Commerce Clause, Civil Rights Act Of 1964
17 Aug 2020
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Heart of atlanta motel, inc. v. united states: facts of the case. Title ii of the civil rights act of 1964 forbade racial discrimination by places of public accommodation if their operations affected commerce. The heart of atlanta motel in atlanta, georgia, refused to accept black americans. The government sought to enjoin the motel from discriminating on the basis of race under title ii. The district court upheld the constitutionality of title ii and issued a permanent injunction requiring the motel to cease discriminating against black customers. The case was appealed to the supreme court, where oral arguments were heard on oct. 5, 1964. In a unanimous (9 0) ruling issued on december 14, the court affirmed the district court"s finding: constitutional question. Whether congress, in passing title ii of the 1964 civil rights act, exceeded its commerce. Clause powers by depriving places of public accommodation of the right to choose their own customers: conclusion.
