HILLS v. GAUTREAUX

No. 74-1047.

425 U.S. 284 (1976)

HILLS, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT v. GAUTREAUX ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 20, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Solicitor General Bork argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the brief were Assistant Attorney General Lee, Deputy Solicitor General Jones, Harriet S. Shapiro, William Kanter, and Anthony J. Steinmeyer.

Alexander Polikoff argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Milton I. Shadur, Bernard Weisberg, Merrill A. Freed, and Robert J. Vollen.*


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has been judicially found to have violated the Fifth Amendment and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in connection with the selection of sites for public housing in the city of Chicago. The issue before us is whether the remedial order of the federal trial court may extend beyond Chicago's territorial boundaries...

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