Legal Opinion
Cisneros v. Alpine Ridge Group
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 3, 1993No. 92-551PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The question presented in this case is whether § 801 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989, 103 Stat. 2057, violates the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment by abrogating respondents’ contract rights to certain rental subsidies.
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In 1974, Congress amended the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Housing Act) to create what is known as the Section 8 housing program. Through the Section 8 program, Congress hoped to “ai[d] low-income families in obtaining a decent place to live,” 42 U. S. C. § 1437f(a) (1988 ed., Supp. III), by subsidizing private landlords…
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