Moreton rolleston biography
Description: In this interview, Moreton Rolleston, Jr. describes his career with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was in college at the time of the attack.
Biography: Moreton Rolleston, Jr., Atlanta lawyer, was owner of the Heart of Atlanta Motel and argued against the Civil Rights Act in the United States..
Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States
US Supreme Court case
United States Supreme Court case
| Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc.
v. United States | |
|---|---|
Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Full case name | Heart of Atlanta Motel, Incorporated v. United States, et al. |
| Citations | U.S (more) 85 S. Ct. ; 13 L. Ed. 2d ; U.S. LEXIS ; 1 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ |
| Prior | Judgment for defendant, F. Supp (N.D.The owner, Moreton Rolleston, filed suit in federal court, arguing that the requirements of the Act exceeded the authority the Commerce Clause granted to. Ga. ); probable jurisdiction noted, U.S. (). |
| Subsequent | None |
| Congress did not unconstitutionally exceed its powers under the Commerce Clause by enacting Title II of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibited racial discrimination in public accommodations.
Northern District of Georgia affirmed. | |
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| Majority | Clark, joined by
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