Concept information
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court cases
Preferred term
Runyon v. McCrary
Definition
- Runyon v. McCrary (1976) stands out because it was the first time the U.S. Supreme Court was asked to determine whether private schools were subject to Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and therefore prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race. The Court answered in the affirmative.Facts of the CaseSection 1981 provides all persons with an equal right to enter into and enforce contracts and prohibits racial discrimination in contract formation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Runyon v. McCrary]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Date
- 1976
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Runyon_v._McCrary
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