Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Mdwid, 17 F.4th 950 (2021)

Citation: Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Mdwid, 17 F.4th 950 (2021)
Parent Document: Southwest Fair Housing Council v. Mdwid, 17 F.4th 950 (2021)
Jurisdiction: United States (federal)
Effective Date: 2021-11-12
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5296996/southwest-fair-housing-council-v-mdwid/ ↗

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Appellants’ primary argument alleged the policy caused
a disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act because it
applied only to the District’s public housing customers, who
are disproportionately African American, Native American,
and single mothers. The district court granted the District
summary judgment on the basis that Appellants failed to
provide evidence sufficient to establish a triable issue of fact
that the policy caused the claimed disproportionate effect (an
element of a prima facie disparate impact case). In light of
Texas Department Housing & Community Affairs v. The
Inclusive Communities Project, Inc., 576 U.S. 519, 540
(2015), the panel clarified that, for a plaintiff to make out a
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      This summary constitutes no part of the opinion of the court. It
has been prepared by court staff for the convenience of the reader.
    SW. FAIR HOUSING V. MARICOPA DOMESTIC WATER                 3

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