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Suella Debolt v. Michael Espy, 47 F.3d 777 (1995)

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Suella Debolt v. Michael Espy, 47 F.3d 777 (1995)
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Suella Debolt v. Michael Espy, 47 F.3d 777 (1995)
Effective Date
1995-05-05

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the plaintiffs argued that the town’s zoning ordinances prevented the construction of low-income housing, and thus discriminated against minorities in violation of the Fair Housing Act. The Court held that the plaintiffs did not have standing, reasoning that their injuries did not result from the discriminatory practices of the town’s zoning commission, but rather from the independent acts of developers and builders. Warth, 422 U.S. at 504-05, 95 S.Ct. at 2208. The Court stated: