According to the Supreme Court's decisions in the Civil Rights Cases (1883),in which of the following areas could racial discrimination occur?

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In the Civil Rights Cases (1883), the Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act of 1875, which aimed to prohibit racial discrimination in public accommodations and facilities, was unconstitutional insofar as it applied to private acts of discrimination. Therefore, the Court's decision allowed racial discrimination to occur in privately owned places of public accommodation, such as hotels, but not in government institutions like juries or post offices, nor directly affecting the political process such as running for office.

According to the Supreme Court's Decisions in the Civil Rights