Court Case
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
The Supreme Court held that disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act, preserving an important tool for challenging facially neutral housing policies with discriminatory effects.
Year
2015
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Unknown
Era
Contemporary Era
Impact Context
The ruling preserved a key legal avenue for challenging housing practices that reinforce segregation or disadvantage Black communities without explicit racial language.
What This Policy Did
The ruling preserved a key legal avenue for challenging housing practices that reinforce segregation or disadvantage Black communities without explicit racial language.
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Sources
Justia • Archive • Jun 25, 2015
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