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Minnesota Supreme Court expands civil rights protections in 2 additional rulings

August 1st, 2020
Posted By
Justin D. Cummins
In Fletcher Properties, Inc. v. City of Minneapolis, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that an anti-discrimination ordinance adopted by Minneapolis does not violate either the equal protection or due process provisions of the Minnesota Constitution.… Read More
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Tags: civil rights, due process, employment discrimination, equal protection, harassment, housing discrimination, retaliation

Fair housing protections remain robust

July 2nd, 2015
Posted By
Justin D. Cummins
For a number of years, the Supreme Court has signaled its interest in deciding a case under Title VIII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601, et seq., to address the viability of disparate impact doctrine. The disparate impact doctrine, also known as the discriminato… Read More
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Tags: civil rights, class action, discriminatory effect, disparate impact, exclusionary zoning, fair housing, housing discrimination, money damages, predatory lending, voting rights

More judicial activism from the Supreme Court

September 28th, 2013
Posted By
Justin D. Cummins
The time-honored practice of the Supreme Court has been to take cases for review when there is a significant disagreement among the Circuit Courts of Appeals about how to apply a legal principle. Not anymore evidently, at least when it comes to civil… Read More
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Tags: civil rights, Fair Housing Act, housing discrimination, Title VIII, Voting Rights Act