Magner v. Gallagher: The U.S. Supreme Court recently agreed to accept an appeal in the Magner v. Gallagher case, which questions the long-settled interpretation that the Fair Housing Act can be used to challenge government and private policies that have a "disparate impact" based on race, disability, sex, or other protected classification, without any proof of discriminatory … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 9, 2012): Supreme Court takes up “discriminatory impact”
PRRAC Update
Interpreting Segregation? (February 1, 2012): PRRAC response to inquiries on the widely publicized report from the Manhattan Institute, “The End of the Segregated Century.”
We have received a number of inquiries this week on the widely publicized report from the Manhattan Institute, "The End of the Segregated Century," which reports declining levels of racial segregation in American cities and metro areas over the last century. Putting aside methodological concerns, the data reported in the study is not new or surprising to those of us who work … [Read more...] about Interpreting Segregation? (February 1, 2012): PRRAC response to inquiries on the widely publicized report from the Manhattan Institute, “The End of the Segregated Century.”
PRRAC Update (January 26, 2012): Responses to new HUD regs; State Dept cites school integration efforts
HUD's disparate impact regulations: PRRAC, the National Fair Housing Alliance, and dozens of other civil rights, housing and legal services organizations recently submitted comment letters in support of HUD's proposed regulation setting out uniform standards for the application of the "disparate effects" standard in fair housing complaints filed with HUD. This standard, which … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 26, 2012): Responses to new HUD regs; State Dept cites school integration efforts
PRRAC Update (January 12, 2012): New P & R…and upcoming Kirwan Institute Conference
New issue of Poverty & Race: The latest issue of Poverty & Race - arriving in mailboxes this week - includes a lead civil rights history article on the Mississippi voting rights struggle in the early 1960s (and its echoes in today's voter disenfranchisement battles in the South); a forum on the new U.N. report on "Criminalization of Poverty"; and a commentary by Manual … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 12, 2012): New P & R…and upcoming Kirwan Institute Conference
PRRAC Update (December 22, 2011): Regional fair housing progress in Baltimore; new HUD education partnership
A Regional Fair Housing Plan for Baltimore? Baltimore City and the five counties that surround it have produced a new "Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice" (AI), a fair housing planning document mandated by federal fair housing regulations. The regional portion of the report incorporates some of the work of Baltimore Regional Housing Coalition members (including … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 22, 2011): Regional fair housing progress in Baltimore; new HUD education partnership
