Section 888

Citation: Section 888
Parent Document: Open Cmtys. Alliance v. Carson, 286 F. Supp. 3d 148 (2017)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2017-12-23
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/7328080/open-cmtys-alliance-v-carson/ ↗

Full Text

1,785 chars

The defendants correctly observe that Ms. Carter's children already attend school in Simsbury, Defs.' Opp'n at 34, but do not dispute that Ms. Carter would enjoy the obvious benefits of "be[ing] closer to [her] children's schools" and "liv[ing] in a safer and healthier neighborhood environment for [her] children" if she lived in Simsbury. Carter Decl. ¶ 6. The defendants argue that "the mere possibility ... that [Ms. Carter's] school-age children may potentially earn a higher income in their mid-twenties if they move at some point to a lower-poverty area is entirely speculative and in no way imminent." Defs.' Opp'n at 34. The plaintiffs, however, identify "robust evidence that children who moved to lower-poverty areas when they were young (below age 13) are more likely to attend college," to "have substantially higher incomes as adults," and to "live in better neighborhoods themselves as adults," and are "less likely to become single parents." Raj Chetty et al., The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment , 106 AM. ECON. REV. 855, 899 (2016); see also LORA ENGDAHL, POVERTY & RACE RES. ACTION COUNCIL, NEW NEIGHBORHOODS, NEW SCHOOLS: A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE BALTIMORE HOUSING MOBILITY PROGRAM 27-28 (2009) (finding that relocation to low-poverty areas produces significant mental health benefits to Housing Choice Voucher holders); MARGERY AUSTIN TURNER & LYNETTE RAWLINGS, URBAN INST., PROMOTING NEIGHBORHOOD DIVERSITY: BENEFITS, BARRIERS, AND STRATEGIES 2 (2009) (describing the myriad ways "[n]eighborhoods matter to the well-being of children and families."). The weight of this research certainly indicates that Ms. Carter's family may enjoy some additional benefits from living in Simsbury.

Other Sections in This Document (99)

Full Text