Katzenbach v. McClung

Katzenbach v. McClung
Argued October 5, 1964
Decided December 14, 1964
Full case nameNicholas Katzenbach, Acting Attorney General, et al. v. Ollie McClung, et al.
Citations379 U.S. 294 (more)
85 S. Ct. 377; 13 L. Ed. 2d 290; 1964 U.S. LEXIS 2188; 1 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 9713
Case history
Prior233 F. Supp. 815 (N.D. Ala. 1964)
Holding
Section 201(a), (b), and (c) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964[1] which forbids discrimination by restaurants offering to serve interstate travelers or serving food that has moved in interstate commerce is a constitutional exercise of the commerce power of Congress. United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama reversed.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Earl Warren
Associate Justices
Hugo Black · William O. Douglas
Tom C. Clark · John M. Harlan II
William J. Brennan Jr. · Potter Stewart
Byron White · Arthur Goldberg
Case opinions
MajorityClark, joined by Warren, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White
ConcurrenceBlack
ConcurrenceDouglas
ConcurrenceGoldberg
Laws applied
Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964[1]

Katzenbach v. McClung, 379 U.S. 294 (1964), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court which unanimously held that Congress acted within its power under the Commerce Clause of the United States Constitution in forbidding racial discrimination in restaurants as this was a burden to interstate commerce.