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Housing Discrimination, Richard F. Bellman ,Esq., Richard Cahn ,Esq.
Housing Discrimination, Richard F. Bellman ,Esq., Richard Cahn ,Esq.
Touro Law Review
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Rent Control Price Fixing: Another Look At The Emperor's New Clothes, Robert N. Markle
Rent Control Price Fixing: Another Look At The Emperor's New Clothes, Robert N. Markle
Touro Law Review
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From Washington To Arlington Heights And Beyond: Discriminatory Purpose In Equal Protection Litigation, Robert G. Schwemm
From Washington To Arlington Heights And Beyond: Discriminatory Purpose In Equal Protection Litigation, Robert G. Schwemm
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When the Supreme Court decided Washington v. Davis on June 7, 1976, it began a new era in civil rights law. Rejecting the contention that state action is unconstitutional solely because it operates to injure more blacks than whites, the Court held that proof of discriminatory purpose is necessary to establish a claim of racial discrimination under the equal protection clause. In two cases decided the following term—Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp. and Castaneda v. Partida—the Court reaffirmed its commitment to the discriminatory purpose requirement, but was badly divided on how to apply the …