§ 2000b Civil actions by the Attorney General
§ 2000b-1 Liability of United States for costs and attorney’s fee
§ 2000b-2 Personal suits for relief against discrimination in public facilities
§ 2000b-3 “Complaint” defined
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Terms Used In U.S. Code > Title 42 > Chapter 21 > Subchapter III - Public Facilities

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See 1 USC 8
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • State: means a State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the United States. See 1 USC 7
  • writing: includes printing and typewriting and reproductions of visual symbols by photographing, multigraphing, mimeographing, manifolding, or otherwise. See 1 USC 1