NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Supreme Court Increases Burden for Claims of Race Discrimination Under Crucial Civil Rights Statute
March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020
NEW YORK, March 24 -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund issued the following news release:
The United States Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, known as Section 1981, which requires that all citizens have the same rights to make and enforce contracts as white persons. In Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAAOM), the Court ruled that it is not sufficient for plaintiffs to present factual allegations in th . . .
The United States Supreme Court weakened a key provision of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, known as Section 1981, which requires that all citizens have the same rights to make and enforce contracts as white persons. In Comcast v. National Association of African American-Owned Media (NAAAOM), the Court ruled that it is not sufficient for plaintiffs to present factual allegations in th . . .