Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc.
2015 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. 519 (2015), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court analyzed whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act.[1] In Justice Anthony Kennedy's majority opinion, the Court held that Congress specifically intended to include disparate impact claims in the Fair Housing Act, but that such claims require a plaintiff to prove it is the defendant's policies that cause a disparity.[2]
Quick Facts Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., Argued January 21, 2015 Decided June 25, 2015 ...
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Argued January 21, 2015 Decided June 25, 2015 | |
Full case name | Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs et al. v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., et al. |
Docket no. | 13-1371 |
Citations | 576 U.S. 519 (more) 135 S. Ct. 2507; 192 L. Ed. 2d 514 |
Argument | Oral argument |
Opinion announcement | Opinion announcement |
Holding | |
Disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan |
Dissent | Thomas |
Dissent | Alito, joined by Roberts, Scalia, Thomas |
Laws applied | |
Fair Housing Act |
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