Legal Opinion
Fair Housing Council of Bergen County, Inc. v. Eastern Bergen County Multiple Listing Service, Inc.
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 22, 1976No. Civ. A. 76-418PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
STERN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs in this lawsuit challenge certain alleged practices in the Bergen County housing market. They charge that the defendants, who allegedly represent the entire real estate industry in Bergen, engage in racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing in the County. Plaintiffs proceed under the asserted authority of a variety of federal laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, Title 42 U.S.C. § 1982; the Civil Rights Act of 1870, Title 42 U.S.C. § 1981; the Civil Rights Act of 1968, Title 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601 et seq. (the Fair Housing Act of 1968);…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of BellwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. BranellaDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Coles v. Havens Realty Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
- Village of Bellwood v. Gladstone Realtors, Village of Bellwood v. Robert A. Hintze RealtorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Cynthia A. Pomeroy v. Merritt Plaza Nursing Home, Inc., Randall Deen and Jack Harmon, Individually and D/B/A Harmon Real EstateCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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