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Statutory interpretation has seen better days. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) bans job actions that “adversely affect” employees on the basis of race and other protected traits.
John Paul Schnapper-Casteras is Special Counsel for Appellate and Supreme Court Advocacy at the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which filed an amicus brief in support of the respondents in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Community Project, Inc. In Court
Paul F. Hancock and Andrew C. Glass are partners at the global law firm K&L Gates LLP. On behalf of associations representing the financial services and mortgage lending industries, Paul and Andrew have filed amicus briefs with the Supreme Court addressing the issue of whether the “disparate-impact” theory is cognizable under the Fair Housing Act.
Morgan Williams is General Counsel of the National Fair Housing Alliance. Today’s decision in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project broke no new ground.
Cory Andrews is Senior Litigation Counsel for the Washington Legal Foundation. Introduction In 2012 and 2013, when civil rights leaders persuaded St. Paul, Minnesota (Magner v. Gallagher) and then Mount Holly, New Jersey (Mount Holly v. Mt.
Valerie Schneider is an Assistant Professor at Howard University School of Law. Today’s opinion in Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project left intact over forty years of fair housing jurisprudence in which eleven circuits have assumed or decided that disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act.