Legal Opinion
N.A.A.C.P., Boston Chapter v. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 1987No. 86-1111PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The Federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968) declares as its “policy” the provision of “fair housing throughout the United States.” 42 U.S.C. § 3601. Its substantive provisions prohibit discrimination related to the rental or sale of places of dwelling. 42 U.S.C. §§ 3604-3606. In addition, it instructs the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to
administer the programs and activities relating to housing and urban development in a manner affirmatively to further the policies of this [Fair Housing Act]____
42 U.S.C. § 3608(e)(5). The…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by102 opinions
- Mills v. Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2001
- George Kwatcher v. Massachusetts Service Employees Pension FundCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Resident Council of Allen Parkway Village v. United States Department of Housing & Urban DevelopmentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
- The Interface Group, Inc. v. Massachusetts Port AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- District of Columbia v. Sierra ClubDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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