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Challenging Exclusionary Zoning Practices
Challenging Exclusionary Zoning Practices
University of Richmond Law Review
Municipal zoning ordinances are often used to exclude from a community persons of a lower socio-economic status than the existing residents. Such practices, known collectively as exclusionary zoning, have come under increasing attack as the shortage of decent housing, in the United states becomes more severe.
Constitutional Law-Durational Residency Requirement For Divorce Held Not To Violate Fourteenth Amendment
University of Richmond Law Review
One of the legacies of the Warren era was the development of a strict standard of judicial review in certain cases brought under the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment. Once the Court determined that a fundamental interest had been infringed or denied, the new equal protection analysis required that the challenged statute pass a "compelling interest" test, or be found in violation of the fourteenth amendment. Various interests have been recognized as fundamental and afforded special protection by the Court.