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Supreme Court asks for U.S. Solicitor General's brief in disparate impact case

October 29, 2012 | By RALPH KASARDA

Today the Supreme Court asked the U.S. Solicitor General to provide the government’s views on whether the federal Fair Housing Act encompasses disparate impact claims.  The Court had agreed to rule on that issue last Term, but the case providing that question settled without a decision.  The case now being considered by the Court is … ...

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Supreme Court hears oral argument on Fair Housing Act and disparate impact

January 21, 2015 | By RALPH KASARDA

Today the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., to determine whether the Fair Housing Act encompasses claims for disparate impact.  Attorneys for PLF filed a brief in that case, joined by many other organizations, arguing that the Fair Housing Act prohibits in ...

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The third case is the charm for contested disparate impact oral argument

January 21, 2015 | By RALPH KASARDA

PLF’s Todd Gaziano, Executive Director of PLF’s DC Center and Senior Fellow in Constitutional Law, attended the oral argument at the U.S. Supreme Court today in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.  The important issue before the Court is whether the Fair Housing Act (FHA) prohibits ...

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Is HUD's interpretation of the Fair Housing Act "wishful thinking on steroids"?

February 06, 2015 | By RALPH KASARDA

Last month the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.  In that case, the Court will decide whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act (FHA).  Todd Gaziano, Executive Director of PLF’s D.C. Center and Senior Fellow in ...