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| Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. | |
| Court | Supreme Court of the United States |
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| Citation | |
| Date decided | June 17, 1968 |
| Appealed from | 8th Circuit |
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.
Holding
The Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibits racial discrimination in the sale, lease, or inheritance of private property.
Judgment
The Civil Rights Cases (1883) are overturned.
