Before resting on federal law you should read it. Here is what it says.
The Civil Rights act:
USC42 § 1981. Equal rights under the law
(a) Statement of equal rights
All persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts, to sue, be parties, give evidence, and to the full and equal benefit of all laws and proceedings for the security of persons and property as is enjoyed by white citizens, and shall be subject to like punishment, pains, penalties, taxes, licenses, and exactions of every kind, and to no other.
(b) “Make and enforce contracts” defined
For purposes of this section, the term “make and enforce contracts” includes the making, performance, modification, and termination of contracts, and the enjoyment of all benefits, privileges, terms, and conditions of the contractual relationship.
(c) Protection against impairment
The rights protected by this section are protected against impairment by nongovernmental discrimination and impairment under color of State law.
Andy...No one's civil rights have been violated. I can tell you aren't an attorney. Your assertion of federal jurisdiction in this case is preposterous. It overreaches even more than Nifong. And My God, he overreached to an astonishing degree.
Don't waste your time on fact to Ditto. He/she isn't interested in what's right for the Duke players, just denying them their rights.