PRRAC Update

Ramping Up the Criminalization of Homelessness Is Inhumane and Counterproductive: There is a lot to be said about what is wrong with President Trump’s declaration of a crime emergency in D.C., the deployment of federal law enforcement and members of the National Guard on the streets of the District, and the call for a return to institutionalization as the primary response to … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 21, 2025): The inhumane cost of Trump’s D.C. plans

Attorney General Bondi’s Guidance on Non-Discrimination for Recipients of Federal Funds Defies Precedent: On July 29, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a guidance memorandum to all federal agencies that purports to clarify the non-discrimination obligations of those agencies’ grantees and subgrantees. Although the guidance has many flaws, there are two that are … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 7, 2025): The latest on threats to fair housing and civil rights

Former HUD Secretaries Julian Castro and Shaun Donovan to Keynote the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility: PRRAC and our partners at Mobility Works are pleased to announce that former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretaries Julian Castro and Shaun Donovan will take part in a keynote conversation, facilitated by NAACP Legal Defense and … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 25, 2025): Former HUD Secretaries Castro & Donovan to keynote Housing Mobility Conference

U.S. Supreme Court Denies Certiorari in Takings Clause Challenge to COVID Eviction Moratorium: On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in GHP Management Corp. v. City of Los Angeles over a dissent authored by Justice Thomas and joined by Justice Gorsuch. In this case, landlords challenged an eviction moratorium that the City of Los Angeles had … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 10, 2025): Housing justice victories + join us at the 10th National Conference on Housing Mobility!

New Lawsuit Filed Challenging HUD’s Maladministration of Fair Housing Grants: On June 24, 2025, the National Fair Housing Alliance and the Tennessee Fair Housing Council, represented by counsel from Relman & Colfax, filed a putative class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the U.S. District Court for the District of … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 26, 2025): Legal action against HUD & addressing affordable housing costs