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BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY v. Y.A.

SJC-12623.

482 Mass. 240 (2019)

BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY v. Y.A.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

May 10, 2019.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia E. Devanthéry for the tenant.

Michael J. Louis ( Angela Marcolina also present) for the landlord.

The following submitted briefs for amici curiae:

Sandra S. Park , Linda S. Morris , & Lenora M. Lapidus , of New York, Katherine E. Walz & Emily J. Coffey , of Illinois, Karlo Ng & Renee Williams , of California, & Ruth A. Bourquin for American Civil Liberties Union & others.

Richard M.W. Bauer , Jamie Ann Sabino , Kristyn M. Bunce DeFilipp , Michael J. Licker , & Rachel L. Davidson for Massachusetts Domestic Violence and Housing Advocates.

Caitlin P. Milone & Jeffrey C. Turk for Greater Boston Real Estate Board & another.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, CYPHER, & KAFKER, JJ.

The Federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), as amended, is a comprehensive statute designed to combat violence against women in its many forms. See 34 U.S.C. §§ 12291 et seq.1 Among other safeguards provided by VAWA, the statute, as reauthorized in 2013 and implemented by the United States Department...

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