Mayers v. Ridley’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 3601 (§ 801 of the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968)) · 42 U.S.C. § 3610 (§ 810 of the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968))
Relies on Shelley v. Kraemer · Youngblood v. United States · 24 App. D.C. 487 - Dancy v. Clark
Most-quoted passages
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“It is stretching too far to say that the presence of the offensive language in a deed in the custody of the Recorder is going to frighten the would-be-buyer. We must face the practicality that buyers do not begin their negotiations by examining the records maintained by the Recorder of Deeds. That function is performed by brokers, attorneys and title insurance companies making record searches. Brokers, lawyers and title insurance companies are fully aware that racially restrictive covenants are not enforceable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he language cannot reasonably be tortured to embrace anything more.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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