Supreme Court to Hear ‘Disparate Impact’ Housing Case October 3, 2014 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether people suing for housing discrimination must prove they were victims of intentional...
Supreme Court May Get ‘Disparate Impact’ Housing Case September 8, 2014 By Sam Hananel It’s not easy to prevent the Supreme Court from deciding an issue once the justices have agreed to hear a...
Commentary: Will HUD’s Disparate Impact Rule Have Say in Ratemaking? April 10, 2013 By Susan T. Stead and Lawrence H. Mirel Despite the McCarran-Ferguson Act, which reserved the regulation of the “business of insurance” to the states, the Department of Housing...
U.S. Calls $2M NYC Deal Largest Fair Housing Act Settlement Ever May 10, 2012 The federal government has announced that a settlement with a New York City landlord will result in more than $2...
Disabled Vet Gets $20k in Utah Service Dog Dispute February 29, 2012 A disabled Gulf War veteran is getting a $20,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit claiming he was repeatedly fined for...