Next semester SCU Law will offer a housing discrimination law class, offering students an opportunity to work with Professor Armstrong on this cutting edge social justice issue. Housing discrimination law provides attorneys fees, providing attorneys with an opportunity to sustain a social justice law practice.
Here is the course description.
Paper in lieu of final is possible. Supervised Analytical Writing Requirement credit possible. Exploration of the scope of discrimination in housing in the United States and the nature and adequacy of the legal remedies created to prevent it. The course will focus on primarily on federal statutory law, but will also examine some state statutes and some historical materials. Topics covered will include proving discrimination, discriminatory advertising, the meaning of race under the 1866 Civil Rights Act, the meaning of "handicap� under the Fair Housing Act, accommodation of persons with disabilities, and discrimination to achieve integration. Discrimination in lending, sexual harassment, marital status discrimination, and claims that enforcement of certain fair housing provisions violates the free exercise rights of landlords may also be covered.
Certificate: Public Interest and Social Justice Law
Housing Discrimination
Section Number 38056
Wednesdays
5:40 – 7:30 pm
Bannan 139
2 units