The State Action Doctrine

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The State Action Doctrine is an interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Fourteenth Amendment essentially says that state and local governments must adhere to the constitutions bill of rights that “no state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (Cornell, n.d.). The state action doctrine basically reinforces this, and specifies that the constitution only applies to government action, and not private. One key thing to remember about the constitution was that its intention was to protect the people from government intervention. But, as a private citizen or company, I am not obligated to grant you constitutional rights such as freedom of speech or protection against searches. Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, private companies could discriminate against people for a litany of reasons, however they saw fit. But once the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted, not even private companies could discriminate against people for their race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.