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Supreme Court To Answer Question If Sexual Orientation Is Covered Under The Civil Rights Laws

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In a series of three cases accepted for review earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court will likely answer a question in 2020 that will likely impact our federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) and how one of its protected classes –...more

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Assisted Living Facilities, Beware: Fair Housing Act May Soon Knock At Your Door

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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) not only creates liability when a landlord intentionally discriminates against a tenant based on a protected characteristic; it also...more

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Seventh Circuit Holding In Sexual Orientation Fair Housing Lawsuit May Foreshadow Similar Claims Brought Against Health Care...

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On August 27, 2018, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed an Illinois District Court in holding that a seventy-year-old homosexual woman could maintain her Fair Housing Act (FHA) claims against retirement community,...more

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Federal Court Concludes That LGBT Individuals Are Covered By The Fair Housing Act

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Back-to-back posts concerning the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and federal courts. Last week, in what I believe is another decision of first impression, a federal district court judge in Colorado concluded that the FHA prohibits...more

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