Link to full memo UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. BEN CARSON, et al., Defendants. Civ. Action No. 1:18-cv-1076-BAH MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS’ RENEWED MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT … [Read more...] about NFHA v. Carson Memorandum in Support of Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion (May 2018)
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).
NFHA v. Carson Challenges to Suspension of the AFFH Rule – First Amended Complaint (May 2018)
Link to the amended complaint UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING ALLIANCE, TEXAS LOW INCOME HOUSING INFORMATION SERVICE, and TEXAS APPLESEED, Plaintiffs, v. BEN CARSON and U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, Defendants. Civ. Action No. 1:18-cv-01076-BAH FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT INTRODUCTION 1. Fifty … [Read more...] about NFHA v. Carson Challenges to Suspension of the AFFH Rule – First Amended Complaint (May 2018)
National Fair Housing Alliance et al v. Carson Plaintiffs’ Preliminary Injunction Motion and attachments
2 - Memorandum of Law in Support of PI and Summary Judgment 2-1 - Proposed Order 2-2 Declaration of Maxwell Ciardullo 2-3 Declaration of Janet Hostetler 2-4 Declaration of Justin Steil 2-5 Declaration of Madison Sloan 2-6 Declaration of Deborah Goldberg 2-7 Declaration of John Henneberger 2-8 Declaration of Lisa Rice 2-9 Declaration of Daniel … [Read more...] about National Fair Housing Alliance et al v. Carson Plaintiffs’ Preliminary Injunction Motion and attachments
Open Communities Alliance v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (OCA v. HUD)
Link to the pdf UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE et al., Plaintiffs, v. BEN S. CARSON, SR., Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in his official capacity, et al., Defendants. Civil Action No. 17-2192 (BAH) Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell ORDER Upon consideration of the plaintiffs Open Communities … [Read more...] about Open Communities Alliance v. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (OCA v. HUD)
Court papers in Open Communities Alliance et al v. Carson (2017-18)
On October, 23rd, 2017 five organizations – the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), the Relman, Dane & Colfax PLLC law firm, the Poverty & Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, and Public Citizen Litigation Group–sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) challenging its decision … [Read more...] about Court papers in Open Communities Alliance et al v. Carson (2017-18)
