Title II – Public Accommodations

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Title II – Public Accommodations is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places such as hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities.

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Generate an image of Title II – Public Accommodations (Title II – Public Accommodations is the section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 that prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin in places such as hotels, restaurants, theaters, and other public facilities.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Title of federal civil rights legislation ⓘ
aimsTo eliminate segregation in public accommodations ⓘ
allows civil actions by the Attorney General ⓘ
appliesTo establishments serving the public ⓘ
hotels ⓘ
motels ⓘ
other places of exhibition or entertainment ⓘ
public accommodations engaged in interstate commerce ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ
sports arenas ⓘ
stadiums ⓘ
theaters ⓘ
appliesWhen establishment affects commerce ⓘ
establishment is supported by state action ⓘ
authorizes court orders to end discriminatory practices in covered establishments ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution ⓘ
linked to: Commerce Clause
doesNotProvide compensatory damages to private plaintiffs ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
enactmentYear 1964 ⓘ
enforcedBy U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
exempts certain lodging with five or fewer rooms occupied by the proprietor ⓘ
private clubs not open to the public ⓘ
historicalContext enacted during the Civil Rights Movement in the United States ⓘ
influencedLaterLaw Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 public accommodations provisions ⓘ
jurisdiction United States ⓘ
legalCitation 42 U.S.C. § 2000a et seq. ⓘ
partOf Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
policyGoal ensure equal access to public accommodations ⓘ
primaryRemedy injunctive relief ⓘ
prohibits denial of full and equal enjoyment of goods, services, facilities, and privileges ⓘ
segregation or separate facilities based on protected characteristics ⓘ
prohibitsDiscriminationOnBasisOf color ⓘ
national origin ⓘ
race ⓘ
religion ⓘ
remedyAvailableToPrivateParties injunction and declaratory relief ⓘ
sectionNumber Title II ⓘ
shortTitle Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ⓘ
signedIntoLawBy Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
typeOfProtection federal statutory civil rights protection ⓘ
upheldByCase Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States ⓘ
Katzenbach v. McClung ⓘ

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Civil Rights Act of 1964 → title → Title II – Public Accommodations ⓘ