One provision of this act was recently challenged 
One provision of this act was recently challenged by a group of 20 firefighters in Ricci v DeStefano, and it contains the Bennett Amendment. Howard W Smith and Martha Griffiths added another amendment to this bill. Its notion of "disparate impacts" was clarified by Griggs v Duke Power Co. Lester Maddox notably refused to obey this law, and it was ruled permissible under the Commerce Clause in Heart of Atlanta Motel v US. A group including Albert Gore Sr and Robert Byrd filibustered this bill for 83 days, and this act was followed the next year by the Voting Rights Act. For 10 points, name this act heavily pushed by Lyndon Johnson, which made racial discrimination and segregation illegal.
One provision of this act was recently challenged by a group of 20 firefighters in Ricci v DeStefano, and it contains the Bennett Amendment.
Civil Rights Act of 1964