Debolt v. Espy’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1471 · 42 U.S.C. § 1485 · 42 U.S.C. § 3608 (§ 808 of the Fair Housing Act (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968)) · 5 U.S.C. § 551 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946) · 5 U.S.C. § 706
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Street v. Jc Bradford & Company
Most-quoted passages
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“[p]laintiffs simply have no right to public housing, and the FmHA is not obligated to finance or compel private developers to build large apartment units.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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