Legal Opinion
Curtis v. Loether
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 20, 1974No. 72-1035PublishedCited by 1,245 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Section 812 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, 82 Stat. 88, 42 U. S. C. § 3612, authorizes private plaintiffs to bring civil actions to redress violations of Title VIII, the fair housing provisions of the Act, and provides that “[t]he court may grant as relief, as it deems appropriate, any permanent or temporary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order, and may award to the plaintiff actual damages and not more than $1,000 punitive damages, together with court costs and reasonable attorney fees . . . The question presented in this case is whether the Civil Rights Act or the…
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