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NCLC joined in an amicus brief authored by the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law regarding the definition of “prevailing party” in civil rights cases where a preliminary injunction is obtained and the case is subsequently mooted out by a legislative fix. The outcome of this case will impact the ability of civil rights…
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC) v. HUD challenges the application of HUD’s disparate impact rule under the Fair Housing Act to the business of homeowner’s insurance. The insurance industry asserts that HUD’s rule is inconsistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in Texas Dep’t of Hous. & Cmty. Affairs v. Inclusive Communities, 576 UA…
Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement, The Shriver Center on Poverty Law, and the National Consumer Law Center submitted an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in support of the respondents in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson. The case involves a constitutional challenge to a city ordinance that imposes both…
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Brief of Amici Curiae submitted by California Reinvestment Coalition, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Association of Latino Community Asset Builders, Center for Responsible Lending, Texas Appleseed, and National Consumer Law Center in support of Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Partial Summary Judgement. In March 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…
Brief of American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, MediaJustice, and Worth Rises in support of the Plaintiff.
Amicus brief in support of Plaintiffs’ motion for an order postponing the effective date of a rule issued by defendant Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”), Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard, 85 Fed. Reg. 60288 (September 24, 2020) (the “2020 Rule”), and for a nationwide preliminary injunction barring HUD from implementing the 2020 Rule until the Court has determined whether the 2020 Rule is valid.
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