Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.

392 U.S. 409 · U.S. Supreme Court

Holding and boundaries

Federal law may prohibit private racial discrimination in property transactions under the Thirteenth Amendment enforcement power.

Scope and limitations: The case addresses racial discrimination in property; it does not establish every housing disparity as unlawful discrimination.

Open authoritative source

4 issue placements

Black Wealth & Homeownership

Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Black Wealth & Homeownership. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The case addresses racial discrimination in property; it does not establish every housing disparity as unlawful discrimination.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Inclusive Entrepreneurship & Community Wealth

Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Inclusive Entrepreneurship & Community Wealth. Fit tier: Contextual. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The case addresses racial discrimination in property; it does not establish every housing disparity as unlawful discrimination.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Land, Housing, Resource Allocation & Separate Development

Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Land, Housing, Resource Allocation & Separate Development. Fit tier: Direct. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The case addresses racial discrimination in property; it does not establish every housing disparity as unlawful discrimination.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Property, Finance, Entrepreneurship & Market Access

Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co. supports or supplies a protective rule relevant to Property, Finance, Entrepreneurship & Market Access. Fit tier: Strong analogue. The placement must be used only within the holding and limitations recorded here.

Scope and limitations: The case addresses racial discrimination in property; it does not establish every housing disparity as unlawful discrimination.

Verification-state description: authoritative_text_identified; pinpoint_and_currentness_review_required

Publication and provenance

The authority is published once; issue-specific orientation and fit remain separate placements. Analogue, contextual, and historical-adverse fits are not represented as controlling.

Published under research-publication-clearance-2026-07-21. deterministic validation and objective verification are not claimed.