Court Case
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.
The Supreme Court held that Congress could prohibit private racial discrimination in the sale or rental of property under 42 U.S.C. § 1982 and the Thirteenth Amendment.
Year
1968
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
The ruling strengthened federal power against private housing discrimination beyond state action cases alone.
What This Policy Did
The ruling strengthened federal power against private housing discrimination beyond state action cases alone.
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Sources
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co., 392 U.S. 409 (1968)
Justia • Archive • Jun 17, 1968
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