Civil Rights Cases

The Civil Rights Cases, {{ussc|109|3|1883}} were a group of five similar cases consolidated into one issue for the United States Supreme Court to review. The decision held that Congress lacked the constitutional authority under the enforcement provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to outlaw racial discrimination by private individuals and organizations, rather than state and local governments.

See also

Dukes vs. Wal-Mart Stores (the largest civil rights class-action lawsuit to date)

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