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‘Peter Pan’ As Public Policy: Should Fifty-Five-Plus Age- Restricted Communities Continue To Be Exempt From Civil Rights Laws And Substantive Federal Regulation?, Mark D. Bauer
Mark D Bauer
Although millions of Americans live in 55-plus age-restricted housing, little research has been done to determine whether these communities benefit their residents, or the nation as a whole. This is particularly ironic because these communities exist in contravention to anti-discrimination laws by virtue of a specific exemption granted to real estate developers by an Act of Congress. Ordinarily age discrimination is prohibited by the Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Successful lobbying by special interest groups carved out an exemption for 55-plus housing.
The original exemption required developers to offer elders special services and …
Freedom Of Association For College Fraternities After Christian Legal Society And Citizens United, Mark D. Bauer
Freedom Of Association For College Fraternities After Christian Legal Society And Citizens United, Mark D. Bauer
Mark D Bauer
The First Amendment and its associational rights and freedoms are not tested by popular groups or causes. Only controversy can help establish the limits of constitutional rights. Fraternities and sororities (“fraternities”) have certainly been controversial during their 236 years of existence.
Colleges often regulate fraternities more strictly than any other organization. Fraternity members may be barred from wearing their letters or mentioning their affinity during certain times of the year. Recruitment of new members is generally permitted only at certain times and in certain ways. Fraternity members may be required to engage in philanthropy or maintain a specific grade point …