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Recent Case Law, Disparate Impact, And Restrictive Zoning, Michael Lewyn
Recent Case Law, Disparate Impact, And Restrictive Zoning, Michael Lewyn
Touro Law Review
The Fair Housing Act (“FHA”) prohibits housing discrimination, including the refusal to sell or rent housing based on race, color, religion, sex, familial status or national origin,and any policy or conduct that “otherwise make[s] unavailable or den[ies], a dwelling [based on these impermissible factors].”In 2015, the Supreme Court interpreted the “otherwise make unavailable” language of the Act to mean that the FHA includes not only claims for intentional discrimination, but also claims for disparate impact. Under the disparate impact doctrine, a defendant may be liable for facially neutral rules or policies that disproportionately favor one racial group over another.
Zoning …
The Deliberate Indifference Standard: A Broken Promise To Protect And Serve The Mentally Ill, Katherine R. Carroll
The Deliberate Indifference Standard: A Broken Promise To Protect And Serve The Mentally Ill, Katherine R. Carroll
Touro Law Review
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Transformation: Turning Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act Into Something It Is Not, J. Christian Adams
Transformation: Turning Section 2 Of The Voting Rights Act Into Something It Is Not, J. Christian Adams
Touro Law Review
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There Goes The Neighborhood: The Evolution Of "Family" In Local Zoning Ordinances, William Graham
There Goes The Neighborhood: The Evolution Of "Family" In Local Zoning Ordinances, William Graham
Touro Law Review
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Affirmative Action, Douglas Scherer, John Dunne
Affirmative Action, Douglas Scherer, John Dunne
Touro Law Review
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