Title VII Definition of State

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, what is the definition of the term “State”? Here's my point of view (NOTE: please read our DISCLAIMER before proceeding).

DEFINITION OF STATE

The relevant law is found under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, and it defines the term “State” as follows:

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(i) The term “State” includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Wake Island, the Canal Zone, and Outer Continental Shelf lands defined in the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act [43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.].

42 U.S.C. § 2000e (emphasis and hyperlinks added).

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