According to the Supreme Court in the Civil Rights Cases (1883), why was Congress unable to prohibit discrimination in public accommodations?

a. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they involve interstate commerce. –
b. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because they tend to be owned by private entities.
c. Congress cannot regulate public accommodations because it lacks the authority to spend money without the permission of the states.
d. Congress cannot prohibit discrimination because doing so violates the First Amendment right to freedom of speech.


b

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