Talk:Civil Rights Act of 1875

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Isn't this the reason why the Civil Rights Act of 1964 used the Commerce Clause as its justification? In U.S. v. Heart of Atlanta Motel, the motel stated that it was not truly engaged in interstate commerce as nearly all of its guests were residents of other parts of Georgia and that its laundry was performed by residents of Georgia and that all of its employees were residents of Georgia, but the Supreme Court held that the motel was in fact engaged in interstate commerce because it was readily accessible by Federally-subsidized highways. This holding meant that as long as it was the operative interpretation of the Commerce Clause then Congress could largely regulate private behavior of the inhabitants of the several states without technically overturning the holding in the Civil Rights Cases. Rlquall 23:24, 22 September 2006 (UTC)