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· 3/13/1990

Girardeau A. Spann v. Colonial Village, Inc. Girardeau A. Spann v. Marvin J. Gerstin

Citations

  • 899 F.2d 24
  • 283 U.S. App. D.C. 216
  • 16 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 964
  • 102 A.L.R. Fed. 695
  • 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 3814
  • 1990 WL 25762

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that SS 1981 and 1982 do not prohibit real estate advertisements indicating discriminatory preferences
  • holding that SS 1981 and 1982 do not prohibit real estate advertisements indicating discriminatory preferences
  • noting that as case moved forward, plaintiffs would have to prove that [defendant’s] violation caused them to expend resources or suffer some other concrete injury”
  • Housing organizations established injury in fact where defendants’ illegal acts necessitated “increased education and counseling ... to identify and inform minorities ... that defendants’ housing is by law open to all.”
  • “An organization has standing on its own behalf if it meets the same standing test that applies to individuals.”
  • to establish standing, an organization must show “concrete and demonstrable injury to [its] activities”

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Judges: Wald, Ginsburg, Williams

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