{"data":{"id":"us/28-cfr-36.503","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"28 CFR 36.503","heading":"Suit by the Attorney General.","body":"Following a compliance review or investigation under § 36.502, or at any other time in his or her discretion, the Attorney General may commence a civil action in any appropriate United States district court if the Attorney General has reasonable cause to believe that—\n(a) Any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination in violation of the Act or this part; or\n(b) Any person or group of persons has been discriminated against in violation of the Act or this part and the discrimination raises an issue of general public importance.","path":["Title 28—Judicial Administration","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE","PART 36—NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY BY PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND IN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES","Subpart E—Enforcement"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-28.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:14Z","sha256":"e0e14226c27b0a21c16492c66fd77f6798523d2c1258e7b636c5ec239c51422f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/28-cfr-36.502","next":"us/28-cfr-36.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}