Which case upheld federal civil rights regulation of a local restaurant that purchased food from out of state?
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Correct answer: Katzenbach v. McClung
Katzenbach v. McClung upheld applying the Civil Rights Act to a local restaurant. The Court emphasized that the restaurant bought food that had moved in interstate commerce and that discrimination affected interstate markets.
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