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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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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 ...