Gallagher v. Magner Ex Rel. City of St. Paul's Department of Neighborhood Housing & Property Improvement

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• recognizing that an FHAA disparate-impact claim does not require a plaintiff “to show that the policy or practice was formulated with discriminatory intent”
• holding that efforts to prevent violations of the housing code may violate the FHA
• noting that city's race-neutral explanation for inspecting rental properties disproportionately occupied by racial minorities \ha[d] greater support in the record\ than any alleged discriminatory purpose
• concluding evidence of a disparate impact on African-Americans is “not so stark and unexplainable on other grounds to justify, on its own, an inference of discriminatory purpose”
• explaining that a showing of discriminatory intent is required to state a § 1982 claim
• explaining that district courts are due “substantial deference” when crafting sanctions given their “familiarity with the case and counsel” (citation omitted)

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