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Brief • August 16, 2023
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Judgment, Discrimination, 2023 Case 1:22-cv-06584-PKC-SJB Document 49 Filed 08/16/23 Page 1 of 2 PageID #: 364 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. Civ. Action No. 1:22-cv-06584 Plaintiff, v. Judge Pamela …
Brief • October 28, 2022
The Fortune Society, Inc. V. iAFFORD NY, LLC, NY, Complaint, Discrimination, 2022 Case 1:22-cv-06584 Document 1 Filed 10/28/22 Page 1 of 32 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THE FORTUNE SOCIETY, INC. 29-76 Northern Blvd. Long Island City, NY 11101 …
Collateral Consequences Resource Center - Pathways to Reintegration Criminal Record Reforms in 2019 Pathways to Reintegration: Criminal Record Reforms in 2019 February 2020 s COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public engagement on the myriad issues raised by …
Publication • June 6, 2017
Watlington v. City of McCrory, AR, Complaint, Mobile Home Banishment, 2017 Case 2:17-cv-00002-DPM Document 25 Filed 06/16/17 Page 1 of 20 THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS EASTERN DIVISION ____________________________________ ) DAVID WATLINGTON and LINDSEY ) HOLLAWAY, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Case No. 2:17-cv-2-DPM …
Forgiving-Forgetting-Report-CCRC-Oct-17 Forgiving and Forgetting in American Justice A 50-State Guide to Expungement and Restoration of Rights October 2017 COLLATERAL CONSEQUENCES RESOURCE CENTER The Collateral Consequences Resource Center is a non-profit organization established in 2014 to promote public discussion of the collateral consequences of conviction, the legal restrictions and social stigma …
Council for Court Excellence - Second Chances: Returning Citizens' Re-Entry Struggles and Successes in the District of Columbia, 2016 DECEMBER 2016 BEYOND SECOND CHANCES RETURNING CITIZENS’ RE-ENTRY STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Council for Court Excellence Improving Justice for the Community w w w. c o u …
Article • August 4, 2016
New York Based Ex-Offender Assistance Program Sues Landlord for Discrimination by Gary Hunter On October 30, 2014 the Fortune Society filed suit in United States District Court for the Eastern District in Brooklyn alleging that a New York City apartment complex’s refusal to rent to ex-offenders amounts to racial discrimination …
Cities Re-evaluating Housing Bans for Former Prisoners by Matthew Clarke In the 1990s, high crime rates in public housing – especially the infamous “projects” – led many cities to adopt a one-strike policy that banned anyone with a felony conviction from public housing. Now, with declining crime rates and the …
HUD - Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records, 2016 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT WASHINGTON, DC 20410-0500 April 4, 2016 Office of General Counsel Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing …
Brief • June 25, 2015
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, SCOTUS, Opinion, Housing Tax Credits, 2015 (Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2014 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is …
Brief • April 14, 2014
Filed under: Fair Housing Act
Oxford House, Inc. v. City of Baton Rouge, LA, Atty Fee Mtn., Fair Housing Act Violation, 2014 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA ____________________________________ ) ) OXFORD HOUSE, INC., et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) Docket No. 11-00391-JJB-RLB v. ) ) CITY OF BATON ROUGE, ) ) …
Supreme Court Eliminates "Catalyst Theory" Fee Awards by Supreme Court Eliminates "Catalyst Theory" Fee Awards In a 54 decision, the United States Supreme Court held that the "catalyst theory" is no longer a permissible basis for an award of attorneys' fees to "prevailing parties" under fee shifting statutes such as …