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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 …