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The Effect Of Recent Medicaid Decisions On A Constitutional Right: Abortions Only For The Rich?, Michael Lalli Jan 1978

The Effect Of Recent Medicaid Decisions On A Constitutional Right: Abortions Only For The Rich?, Michael Lalli

Fordham Urban Law Journal

Article discusses recent abortion decisions since Roe v Wade and the issues left unanswered, namely, must public hospitals now permit the use of their facilities for abortions and are states obliged to pay for abortions for women who cannot afford them.

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Redlining: Remedies For Victims Of Urban Disinvestment, Edward W. Larkin Jan 1976

Redlining: Remedies For Victims Of Urban Disinvestment, Edward W. Larkin

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This note discusses the practice of redlining, sometimes referred to as "urban disinvestment," which involves the refusal by lending institutions to provide home mortgage loans or home improvement loans to certain geographical areas or the inclusion of particularly burdensome terms or conditions on the loans. The note analyzes the possible effects of redlining, such as neighborhood deterioration, decline of communities, and the deprivation of the benefits of homeownership, especially as these effects pertain to minority groups. The note then examines the legal alternatives open to victims of redlining, including sections of the Civil Rights Acts of 1866, 1964, and 1968, …

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Civil Rights - Housing Discrimination - Federal Courts May Order Metropolitan Area Remedy To Correct Wrongs Committed Solely Against City Residents Where Agencies Have Statutory Authority To Conduct Activities Outside The City Limits, Andres J. Valdespino Jan 1976

Civil Rights - Housing Discrimination - Federal Courts May Order Metropolitan Area Remedy To Correct Wrongs Committed Solely Against City Residents Where Agencies Have Statutory Authority To Conduct Activities Outside The City Limits, Andres J. Valdespino

Fordham Urban Law Journal

This case note examines the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hills v. Gautreaux, 96 S. Cy. 1538 (1976), specifically the approval of a metropolitan area remedy as a valid form of federal relief. The case resulted from a class action suit against the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), alleging racially discriminatory public housing policies and practices. Although violations of the Fourteenth Amendment occurred within the Chicago city limits, the Supreme Court held that a metropolitan remedy which included the surrounding areas outside of the city boundaries was valid and that Milliken …

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The Fiscal Crisis Of New York City Voluntary Hospitals, John V. Connorton Jan 1974

The Fiscal Crisis Of New York City Voluntary Hospitals, John V. Connorton

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The cost of providing health care has been rising at an accelerated pace in recent years and hospital care took the largest share of this increase. Although not officially associated with the government, the voluntary health care institution reflects some of the characteristics of a governmental unit. It is traditionally exempt from taxes (although this is recently showing signs of erosion) and derives increasing proportions of its revenues from public funds. These funds are payment for services rendered to indigents at rates far below their costs. Hospitals have resorted to cutting costs other ways attempting to maximize efficiency of their …

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Books Reviewed, Stephen M. David, John P. Curley, Mark H. Tuohey Jan 1972