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High Court Greenlights Predatory Lending Cases

May 1, 2017May 2, 2017 KEVIN LESSMILLER

banks, Fair Housing Act, Miami, U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that Miami has standing to bring Fair Housing Act claims accusing banks of predatory mortgage loans, finding its allegations are covered by the anti-discrimination law.

Health Personal Injury

Battle Over Pesticide Spraying Heads to Court

March 24, 2017March 27, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY

disability, discrimination, Fair Housing Act, Illinois, pesticides

A man with an autoimmune disorder claims his condition worsened after his homeowner’s association refused to stop spraying dangerous pesticides and threatened to increase spraying near his condominium.

Civil Rights Government

City’s Nuisance Ordinance Said to Target Minorities

March 16, 2017May 24, 2017 KYLE ANNE UNISS

discrimination, Fair Housing Act, Missouri, nuisance, ordinance, St. Louis

A St. Louis suburb is accused of using a city nuisance ordinance to exile black and disabled tenants and ensure the community stays predominately white, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.

Civil Rights

U.S. Sues Landlord Who Won’t Rent to Families With Kids

March 6, 2017March 6, 2017 JUNE WILLIAMS

children, discrimination, Fair Housing Act

The Department of Justice sued a suburban Seattle landlord for refusing to rent to families with children at three of her apartment buildings, in violation of the Fair Housing Act.

Civil Rights Law

Texas Law Blamed for Racial Segregation

February 17, 2017May 23, 2018 DAVID LEE

discrimination, Fair Housing Act, housing, race, segregation, Texas, welfare

A Texas law preventing cities from banning federal housing voucher bias discriminates against black people by keeping them out of white neighborhoods, a low-income housing advocacy group claims in court.

Business Civil Rights Health

Disabled Tenant Fights Eviction for Medical Pot Use

January 10, 2017May 23, 2017 DIONNE CORDELL-WHITNEY

contract, disability, discrimination, Fair Housing Act, marijuana, Michigan

A disabled Michigan woman claims she faces eviction from her low-income apartment because she uses prescribed medical marijuana, while her landlord is making upgrades to illegally increase rent.

Courts

Judge Who Desegregated Yonkers Housing Dies at 88

December 6, 2016February 15, 2018 ADAM KLASFELD

Fair Housing Act, Secondary, segregation

Known for the protracted civil-rights case that defined his career, U.S. District Judge Leonard Sand died at 88, leaving behind a desegregated Yonkers, three children and a passion for justice that spoke softly from the bench and loudly in his rulings.