Chicago Housing Authority

Supreme Court Allows Metropolitan-Wide Housing Desegregation Remedy

1976-04-20 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Supreme Court rules in Hills v. Gautreaux that metropolitan-wide remedies are permissible for housing discrimination, distinguishing the case from its Milliken v. Bradley school desegregation decision that limited remedies to municipal boundaries. Justice Potter Stewart’s opinion finds …

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Dorothy Gautreaux Lawsuit Challenges Chicago Public Housing Segregation

1966-08-09 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

Dorothy Gautreaux, a community organizer and resident of the Altgeld Gardens public housing project on Chicago’s South Side, becomes lead plaintiff in a landmark class-action lawsuit filed by six Black tenants with help from the American Civil Liberties Union. The suit alleges that the Chicago …

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