The Supreme Court struck down the Civil Rights Act of 1875 because the justices at the time believed it

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The Civil Rights Act of 1875 was struck down by the Supreme Court in 1883 in the case of Civil Rights Cases. The Court ruled that the Act was unconstitutional because it exceeded Congress's enforcement powers under the Fourteenth Amendment. The justices at the time believed that the Act attempted to regulate private behavior and interactions, rather than government actions, and therefore fell outside the scope of Congress's authority under the Fourteenth Amendment.

The Supreme Court Struck Down the Civil Rights Act of 1875