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Maryland Announces Fair Housing Settlements and Enforcement Actions

The Maryland Attorney General’s Office recently announced a series of fair housing enforcement actions, resulting in several major settlements with housing providers across the state....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Maryland attorney general announces three housing settlements

On May 20, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General announced three significant actions to enforce both Maryland and federal fair housing laws. The attorney general’s efforts resulted in three major settlements by the...more

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Nineteen attorneys general challenge HUD’s fair housing rule change

On May 2, a coalition of nineteen attorneys general submitted a letter to HUD opposing its interim final rule (IFR) which would revise the agency’s duty to affirmatively further fair housing. The coalition, led by attorneys...more

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New Jersey Attorney General: NJ’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD) Applies to Automated Decision-Making Tools

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This month, the New Jersey Attorney General’s office (NJAG) added to nationwide efforts to regulate, or at least clarify the application of existing law, in this case the NJ Law Against Discrimination, N.J.S.A. § 10:5-1 et...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 7.18.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Gasoline Trading Firms to Pay $50 Million to Settle...more

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Democratic AGs Support HUD Rule Barring Discriminatory Impacts in Housing

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A group of 18 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule against a challenge by...more

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The State AG Report – 4.20.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •AG Lawsuit Challenges Endangered Status of Lesser...more

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Zillow Teams with NJ AG to Prevent Housing Discrimination Against Tenants with Criminal Histories

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New Jersey AG Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DHR) expanded their partnership with Zillow Group, Inc., an online real estate and rental marketplace company, to combat violations of New Jersey’s Fair...more

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New York AG Settles Fourth Housing Discrimination Claim

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On March 15, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Coldwell Banker for allegedly violating fair housing laws and discriminating against homebuyers of color. According to the settlement, Coldwell...more

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AG Healey Settles With Discriminatory Housing Software Companies

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Massachusetts AG Maura Healey has settled with two software companies, Buildium LLC and Tenant Turner, Inc., to resolve allegations that the two companies sold tenant-screening software for landlords marketed as “fair...more

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Virginia AG’s New Office of Civil Rights Will Scrutinize Business Activities in 2021

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On January 5, Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced the creation of a new Office of Civil Rights, which will expand and replace the existing Division of Human Rights within the office of the attorney general....more

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