Facts
Action
by a motel operator for declaratory judgment as to the constitutionality of the
public accommodations provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for
injunctive relief. Defendants counterclaimed for enforcement and asked for
three-judge district court.
The three-judge court, convened in the U.S. District Court,
sustained the validity of the Act and issued a permanent injunction on the
counterclaim, and plaintiff appealed.
Holding
The Supreme Court
held that the public accommodations
provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are valid under the Commerce Clause.
Affirmed.
