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Jones loses in the Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that the law applied to state governmental action. Private discrimination is not subject to government interference even though private discrimination isn't laudable. | Jones loses in the Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that the law applied to state governmental action. Private discrimination is not subject to government interference even though private discrimination isn't laudable. | ||
|issues=SCOTUS must consider if the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits ''private'' discrimination on the basis of race. | |issues=SCOTUS must consider if the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits ''private'' discrimination on the basis of race in the sale of private property. | ||
|judgment=[[The Civil Rights Cases]] (1883) are overturned. | |judgment=[[The Civil Rights Cases]] (1883) are overturned. | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, November 27, 2022
Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. | |
Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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Citation | |
Date decided | June 17, 1968 |
Facts
Alfred H. Mayer Co. ("the Company") is a private residential developer. The company refused to sell a home to Jones, an African-American man, in St. Louis, Missouri.
Procedural History
Jones loses in the US federal district court in Missouri.
Jones loses in the Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals held that the law applied to state governmental action. Private discrimination is not subject to government interference even though private discrimination isn't laudable.Issues
SCOTUS must consider if the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits private discrimination on the basis of race in the sale of private property.
Judgment
[[Has judgment::The Civil Rights Cases (1883) are overturned.]]