Legal Opinion
United States Ex Rel. Hanna v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 22, 2016No. 15-3305PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
In order to receive federal housing funds, the City of Chicago must certify that it is in compliance with a number of federal requirements related to reducing the city’s racial segregation. Albert C. Hanna’s suit against the City alleges that it violated the False Claims Act because its policies — in particular, “aldermanic privilege” and strategic zoning of relatively wealthy neighborhoods — have actually increased segregation, making its certifications false. But, as the district court properly recognized, Hanna has not alleged the circumstances of the purported fraud with…
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