David Kalahiki and Linda Twitchell v. Kali Watson
Hawaii renters face eviction from their homes due to state agency’s “blood quantum” rule
Hawaii residents file lawsuit challenging DHHL’s ancestry-based eviction policy under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause.
Ryan v. Watson
Hawaii resident challenges blood quantum restriction that blocks homesteading access
Hawai‘i resident challenges blood quantum restriction that blocks them from accessing housing benefits.
Yi Fang Chen v. Zohran Mamdani
Chinese American mother challenges New York’s discriminatory school admissions policy
Race-based school admissions policy excludes low-income Asian students, violating equal protection by engineering racial outcomes over individual merit.