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With the assistance of Gupta Wessler, we filed for leave to file an amicus brief in Weingot v. Unison Agreement Corp. (E.D.N.Y.) to assist the court in reaching a decision on the first case involving a home equity investment loan to reach summary judgment. The brief provides background on Unison’s business model and support for…
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NCLC has joined an amicus brief in this case before the Ohio Supreme Court, which involves a class action seeking statutory damages under state law for mortgage servicing misconduct. On appeal, Quicken argues that Article III standing should be imported into Ohio law. The amicus brief focuses on the different sources of standing under Article…
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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…
NCLC joined an amicus brief prepared by AARP in support of the petitioner’s efforts to reverse a decision of the 8th Cir. Court of Appeals affirming a Minnesota law that provides that excess revenues collected through a real estate tax taking revert to the public use rather than being paid to the property owner. Other…
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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Brief of the ACLU, ACLU of New Jersey, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Community Reinvestment Coalition, National Consumer Law Center, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, National Housing Law Project, Public Justice, P.C., and the National Women’s Law Center in support of Respondents.
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