In 1964, a motel owner in Atlanta restricted its clientele to white persons, three-fourths of whom were interstate travelers. U. S. government attorneys charged that this policy violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which forbids such discrimination against blacks. The trial court ordered the motel to stop refusing blacks as guests. The motel owner appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court, claiming the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional. Was it? Why or why not? Does the federal government have the power to regulate matters that might in any way affect interstate commerce? (Heart of Atlanta Motel, Inc. v. United States, 379 U. S. 241)