§2000a–6 Jurisdiction; exhaustion of other remedies; exclusiveness of remedies; assertion of rights based on other Federal or State laws and pursuit of remedies for enforcement of such rights

Summary

Federal district courts must hear cases brought under this law. They can do so even if the person suing has not first used any administrative or other remedies. The legal remedies inside this law are the only way to enforce rights that come from it. But people and state or local agencies may still bring claims under other federal or state laws that do not conflict with this law and seek whatever civil or criminal remedies those other laws allow, such as local nondiscrimination rules.