42 U.S.C. § 1981

42 U.S.C. § 1981

Definition

A federal statute that secures the rights of all citizens to make and enforce contracts, to sue, to be parties to a lawsuit, and to receive the same benefits under the law regardless of race. Section 1981 was originally enacted as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1866.

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