Legal Opinion
Hack v. President and Fellows of Yale College
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 31, 1998No. CIV. 3:97CV02212 (AVC)PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON THE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
COVELLO, Chief Judge.
This is an action for damages and injunc-tive relief in which the plaintiffs, who are freshmen and sophomores at Yale College, claim that the defendants have discriminato-rily denied them permission to reside off campus. Specifically, the plaintiffs claim that: 1) the defendants violated the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution by interfering with their free exercise of religion; the plaintiffs claim relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983; 2) the defendants violated the federal Fair Housing Act, 42…
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