The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled in a 5-4 vote that the federal Fair Housing Act may allow plaintiffs and regulators to seek redress for housing discrimination that is based on a demonstration of disparate impact.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed plaintiffs to sue employers if they can show that the employer's employment policies, while not directly discriminatory, nonetheless have a disparate impact on individuals on the basis of their race, color, gender, religion or national origin.
Over the years, disparate impact has begun to migrate into other areas aside from employment, and the Supreme Court has agreed it can be used to evaluate discrimination cases in housing.
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