Link to PDF of full motion APL-2026-00035 Tompkins County Clerk’s Index No. EF2022-0558 Appellate Division–Third Department Case No. CV-23-1255 Court of Appeals of the State of New York PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Petitioner-Appellant, – against – COMMONS WEST, LLC, COLLEGETOWN PLAZA, LLC, CITYVIEW, … [Read more...] about Commons West – Motion for Leave
PRRAC in the Courts
Most of PRRAC’s advocacy is at the federal and state executive branch level – working to implement civil rights mandates in housing, education, and environmental justice. We have also been occasionally involved in litigation, as amici curiae in a number of key Supreme Court and appellate cases (see here), sometimes convening or working with expert witnesses, and on one occasion participating as a plaintiff (as part of the coalition that brought a challenge to Maryland’s Low Income Housing Tax Credit program). More recently, in response to the unlawful suspension of important civil rights rules that PRRAC worked so hard to secure during the Obama administration, we have joined as co-counsel in two direct litigation challenges to HUD’s authority, Open Communities Alliance et al v. Carson and National Fair Housing Alliance et al v. Carson (see below).
Commons West – Amicus Brief (August 2026)
Link to PDF of the full brief APL-2026-00035 Tompkins County Clerk’s Index No. EF2022-0558 Appellate Division–Third Department Case No. CV-23-1255 Court of Appeals of the State of New York PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK by Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Petitioner-Appellant, – against – COMMONS WEST, LLC, COLLEGETOWN PLAZA, LLC, CITYVIEW, … [Read more...] about Commons West – Amicus Brief (August 2026)
Motion for Leave to Appear as Amici Curiae (August 13, 2026)
Link to the full pdf No. 4-26-0444 In The Appellate Court Fourth Judicial District BARBARA COLE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TIMBERBROOK REALTY, LLC., Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, Tenth Judicial Circuit, No. 25-CH-25, The Honorable James Mack, Judge Presiding. MOTION OF ACCESS LIVING, CHICAGO AREA FAIR HOUSING … [Read more...] about Motion for Leave to Appear as Amici Curiae (August 13, 2026)
Brief Amicus Curiae Cole v. Timberbrook Realty (August 13, 2026)
Link to the full pdf No. 4-26-0444 In The Appellate Court Fourth Judicial District BARBARA COLE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. TIMBERBROOK REALTY, LLC., Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Peoria County, Illinois, Tenth Judicial Circuit, No. 25-CH-25, The Honorable James Mack, Judge Presiding. INDEX AND POINTS AND AUTHORITIES BRIEF AMICUS … [Read more...] about Brief Amicus Curiae Cole v. Timberbrook Realty (August 13, 2026)
Lucinda v. Jones Amicus Brief (July 22, 2026)
Link to the pdf of the full brief No. 26-01442 IN THE United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit LUCINDA LC, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JAY JONES, et al., Defendants-Appellees. On Interlocutory Appeal of Order Denying Preliminary Injunction by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, No. 1:26-cv-00 252, H on. … [Read more...] about Lucinda v. Jones Amicus Brief (July 22, 2026)
