Difference between revisions of "Anderson-Aiken amendment"
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Revision as of 22:23, September 24, 2021
When the United States Senate took up the Civil Rights Act of 1957, the Anderson-Aiken amendment was passed, which removed Title III from the legislation. The special provisions covered in Part III granted additional powers to the United States Attorney General to seek preventative relief in civil rights cases under the 14th Amendment.[1] The majority of Democrats voted for the weakening measure, while only half of Republicans did.
References
- ↑ HR. 6127. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1957. AMENDMENT TO DELETE AUTHORITY FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEEK PREVENTIVE RELIEF IN CIVIL RIGHTS CASES UNDER THE 14TH AMENDMENT.. GovTrack.us. Retrieved September 24, 2021.