Supreme Court to Weigh Tactic Used to Combat Housing Bias

Source: The Associated Press   Justices on the Supreme Court have agreed to take up a Texas case that challenges the theory that certain housing or lending practices can illegally harm minority groups, even when there is no proof of intent to discriminate. Banks and mortgage companies have argued that federal housing laws should punish only intentional acts of discrimination, while civil rights groups argue that statistics should be allowed to prove that race-neutral policies disproportionately harm racial minorities. Read the full story