This memo was written to address the status of disparate impact discrimination analysis under the Fair Housing Act (“FHA”), following the Trump Administration’s 2020 rule and the Biden Administration’s response. The 2020 HUD rule, which would have gutted disparate impact as a means of establishing unlawful discrimination under the FHA, was enjoined in October 2020 and was not permitted to go into effect. As of March 2021, HUD continues to operate pursuant to the status quo, which is governed by the Obama Administration’s 2013 rule on disparate impact analysis under the FHA.
Author Archives: Christina Alvernaz
EJS Supports Implementation of AB 1460 as Stand-alone Graduation Requirement
The Equal Justice Society yesterday transmitted a letter (see below) to the California State University Board of Trustees indicating our strong support for the implementation of AB 1460 as a stand-alone graduation requirement that can be fulfilled by taking an upper or lower division ethnic studies class taught by ethnic studies faculty in any ofContinueContinue reading “EJS Supports Implementation of AB 1460 as Stand-alone Graduation Requirement”
EJS Supports Transforming Public Safety, Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign AB 2054 and Other Bills
The Equal Justice Society calls for deep transformative change to our public safety system. It is imperative that the current national reckoning on race in response to the brutal murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other Black men and women at the hands of the police and White assailants results in real change. TheContinueContinue reading “EJS Supports Transforming Public Safety, Urges Gov. Newsom to Sign AB 2054 and Other Bills”