United States v. Association of Citizens Councils of La.

The defendants have attacked the constitutionality of the Civil Rights Act of 1960 on a number of grounds. However, the Supreme Court’s sweeping approval of the Civil Rights Act of 1957, 42 U.S. C.A. § 1975 et seq. makes it unnecessary to discuss the defendants’ contentions at great length. United States v. Raines, 1960, 362 U.S. 17, 80 S.Ct. 519, 4 L.Ed. 2d 524; Hannah v. Larche, 1960, 363 U.S. 420, 80 S.Ct. 1502, 4 L.Ed.2d 1307.

The constitutional attack is levelled at Titles III and VI of the Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1974 et seq., 1971(e). We find that the constitutionality of Title III, dealing…