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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

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 …