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Katzenbach v. McClung | |
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Argued October 5, 1964 Decided December 14, 1964 | |
Full case name | Nicholas Katzenbach, Acting Attorney General, et al. v. Ollie McClung, et al. |
Citations | 379 U.S. 294 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | 233 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 | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Clark, joined by Warren, Harlan, Brennan, Stewart, White |
Concurrence | Black |
Concurrence | Douglas |
Concurrence | Goldberg |
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.