NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CTR. v. DEPT. OF HOUSING

Nos. 10-5257, 10-5269.

639 F.3d 1078 (2011)

GREATER NEW ORLEANS FAIR HOUSING ACTION CENTER, et al., Appellants v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT and Robin Keegan, in her Official Capacity as Executive Director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided April 8, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.J. Krouse argued the cause for appellee/cross appellant Robin Keegan. With him on the briefs were Renee Culotta , Suzanne M. Risey , and Timothy Heffernan .

Joseph M. Sellers , argued the cause for appellants/cross appellees. With him on the briefs were Jenny R. Yang , John Payton , Debo P. Adegbile , Renika C. Moore , and Craig Goldblatt .

Opinion concurring in part and concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.


WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge:

The plaintiffs in this case are two fair housing organizations in New Orleans and five African-American homeowners. They claim that a program to help homeowners rebuild after hurricanes Katrina and Rita has employed a grant formula that violates the antidiscrimination provisions of the Fair Housing Act, particularly 42 U.S.C. § 3604(a). The program is administered by the Office of Community Development ("OCD") of the State of Louisiana...

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