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		<title>How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule </title>
		<description>Discuss How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule </description>
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			<title>A Bad Policy</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[The “disparate impact” approach to enforcing the Fair Housing Act means that you can be found liable for illegally discriminating in a housing-related matter by following some policy that has a disproportionat e effect, even though the policy is nondiscriminato ry by its terms, in its application, and in its intent. So, for example, if a bank’s lending policy for home loans results in, say, a higher percentage of Asians being accepted than Latinos, then it can be held liable (banks have been actively opposing the regulations, unsuprisingly). The disparate-impac t approach is bad law and bad policy, especially in the housing area, as discussed in this brief: http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/brief-amicus-curiae-of-pacific-legal-fou-74521/ Here’s hoping the Supreme Court grants review in a pending case out of Mt. Holly, N.J. — which raises this issue and in which a petition for review has been filed – and puts an end to this nonsense.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Roger Clegg</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 00:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
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