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Federal Public-Accommodations Law: A Dissent, Charles E. Rice
Federal Public-Accommodations Law: A Dissent, Charles E. Rice
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Discrimination in public accommodations presents the most appealing case for compulsory civil-rights legislation. In practical terms, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 has eliminated much of the existing segregation in public accommodations, and, with continued enforcement, the job should be soon completed even in the most hostile areas of the South. The public-accommodations problem, therefore, is no longer a live issue. It is useful, however, to touch upon it, for those who would restrain federal power are often challenged by the taunt, "What would you do about public accommodations? Would you leave it up to the states? How would you …
Bias In Housing: Toward A New Approach, Charles E. Rice
Bias In Housing: Toward A New Approach, Charles E. Rice
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The problem of racial discrimination in housing is the product of several factors. Among these is racial prejudice on the part of private land owners, real estate brokers, builders and mortgage finance institutions.
Voting Rights Act Of 1965: Some Dissenting Observations, Charles E. Rice
Voting Rights Act Of 1965: Some Dissenting Observations, Charles E. Rice
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On March 7, 1966, the Supreme Court of the United States, over the partial dissent of Mr. Justice Black, sustained the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In the mode of its adoption, the reach of its provisions, and the strength of the reactions it aroused, the act was extraordinary. And the decision which sustained it was no less so in its legitimation of expanded administrative power and in its effect upon the balance of federal and state powers. In order to assess the act, and incidentally the ruling which sustained it, it will be helpful to sketch the basic voting …