Legal Opinion
Raso v. Lago
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 29, 1998No. 97-1279PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in this ease are former residents of Boston’s Old West End who were forced to relocate when their homes were taken by eminent domain for urban renewal. They claim that Massachusetts law entitles them to first preference for tenancy of all *13new residential units built on the land, and that they are being denied this preference in a new development called West End Place because most former West Enders are white. The district judge dismissed the complaint, leading to this appeal.
The background facts are undisputed. In May 1956, the Boston Housing Authority,…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
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