Question

E-Z-Rest Motel is a motel with 216 rooms located in the center of a large city in Mississippi. It is readily accessible from two interstate highways and three major State highways. The motel solicits patronage from outside Mississippi through various national advertising media, including magazines of national circulation. It accepts convention trade from outside Mississippi. and approximately 75 percent of its registered guests are from out of State Y. An action under the Federal Civil Rights Act and the Commerce Clause has been brought against E-Z-Rest Motel alleging that the motel discriminates on the basis of race and color. The motel contends that the federal law cannot be applied to it because it is not engaged in interstate commerce. Can the Federal government regulate this activity under the Interstate Commerce Clause? Why?

Answer 1

Answer: Yes. The Federal government can regulate this activity under the Interstate Commerce Clause.

Explanation:

From the information given, the case summary is that E-Z-Rest Motel discriminates on the basis of race and color.

The Commerce Clause provides the Federal Government to regulate the activities of the hotel. Because the motel us discriminating, the Congress has the right to stop it from operation.