Breaking News
07/21/10
HUD Charges Black Landlord / Agent with Discriminating Against Hispanic Woman
HUD Charge and Media Release
07/21/10
Justice Dept. Charges Renton, WA Landlord with Violating Four Protected Classes
DOJ Charge and Media Release
07/06/10
DOJ Resolves Disability Discrimination Suit Against MA Housing Authority
DOJ Suit and Media Release
07/02/10
Developer Awarded $1 Million
Relman, Dane & Colfax Media Release
07/01/10
HUD Issues Guidance on LGBT Housing Discrimination
HUD Media Release
07/01/10
Racism in Portland: What Are We Doing?
Portland Tribune Article
07/01/10
Community Leader's Nightmare Ordeal Finally Over
Skanner Article
06/23/10
Georgia Landlord to Pay $680,000 to Settle Race and Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit
Charge and DOJ Media Release
06/15/10
Assessing Complaints that Involve Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Expression
HUD Media Release
06/13/10
HUD Steps Up in Texas; Requires Appropriate Use of HUD Funds
NY Times Article
06/07/10
HUD Requires Compliance with Local Source of Income Protections
HUD Media Release
06/07/10
HUD Requires Compliance with Local LGBT Protections
HUD Media Release
05/23/10
Housing Discrimination Undercover Story
Fox Undercover Article and Video Clip
05/05/10
New PSU Report Finds Multnomah County 'Uniquely Toxic' for People of Color -- And Getting Worse
The Oregonian Article
04/26/10
'Icky Feeling' Isn't Enough
Ashland Daily Tidings
04/24/10
Racism that Lurks Beneath
Oregonian Article
04/16/10
Michael Allen Speaking on the Westchester County (CDBG) Case
YouTube Video of Presentation at Emory School of Law
04/15/10
Study Shows Ashland Biased Against Black Renters with Response from Mayor
Mail Tribune Article
04/15/10
Study: Bias Against Black Renters
Ashland Daily Tidings Article
04/14/10
US Extremist Groups More Than Triple in Year
The Washington Times Article
04/14/10
Study: Racial Bias in Beaverton Housing
KGW TV News Clip
04/13/10
Test Sample Shows Racial Bias in Housing in Beaverton and Ashland
The Oregonian Article
04/07/10
For Rent: Just Not To You
Truthout Article
04/07/10
HUD Charges NY Landlord with Refusing to Allow a Service Animal
HUD Statement of Charges
04/02/10
HUD Charges Seattle Apartment with Discrimination Based on National Origin, Race, and Familial Status
HUD Media Release and Charge
Spring 2010
Rage on the Right: The Year in Hate and Extremism
Southern Poverty Law Center Intelligence Report Article
03/18/10
Ex-worker Says Apartments Discriminate
Star-Telegram Article
03/17/10
HUD Gathering Comments on LGBT Housing Discrimination
HUD Media Release
03/15/10
Author Nell Irvin Painter on Her Book "History of White People"
National Public Radio Audio Clip
03/03/10
Grant County Says Stay Out
Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think Out Loud Article and Broadcast
03/02/10
HUD Charges Landlord with Discriminating Against Veteran with Disabilities
HUD Charge Document
02/24/10
Aryan Nations Plan Sparks Protests in John Day
Blue Mountain Eagle Newspaper Article
02/24/10
HUD Charges Condo Developer with Discrimination Against Homeowner with Disabilities
HUD Charge
HUD Media Release
02/17/10
White Supremacist Group Eyes Property in John Day
Blue Mountain Eagle
02/05/10
Lawsuit Against Real Estate Broker and Bronx Cooperative Based on Race Discrimiantion
Fair Housing Justice Center Newsletter
01/19/10
Portland Littered with Anti-MLK Day Leaflets by White Separatists
The Oregonian
01/13/10
Landmark Design & Construction Case Will Increase Housing Accessibility Across the County
National Fair Housing Alliance Media Release
01/12/10
HUD Settles Illinois Caregiver Case
HUD Media Release
01/06/10
A Bus-Sized Window into Portland’s Discriminatory Past
Willamette Week
12/22/09
HUD Charges Alabama Landlord with Overt Racial Discrimination
HUD Media Release
11/05/09
Testing Craigslist: Undercover with Portland's Housing Discrimination Police
The Portland Mercury
11/03/09
LA Clippers Owner to Pay $2.725 Million to Settle Housing Discrimination Suit
LA Now (LA Times Blog)
10/29/09
Group Dedicates New Golden West Historical Display
The Skanner
10/16/09
Central City Concern Unveils Golden West Building African-American History Exhibit
US Attorney's Office Media Releas
10/09/09
St. Helen's Landlord Settles Fair Housing Act Case
US Attorney's Office Media Release
Also related: Oregonian article
10/01/09
HUD Charges University with Refusing to Allow Service Dog
HUD Media Release
10/01/09
HUD Charges Landlord for Violating Fair Housing Law with "No Drugs, No Pets, No Children" Ad
HUD Media Release
09/02/09
Arkansas Men Convicted of Civil Rights Charges in Cross Burning Conspiracy
DOJ Media Release
08/10/09
Unprecedented $62.5 Million Settlement
In Housing De-Segregation Case Against CDBG-Funded Jurisdiction
Anti-Discrimination Center, Inc. Media Release
08/03/09
Man Steps Forward, Says He Was Victim of Hate
KATU News (story with link to video clip proceeded by brief promo)
Over 100 Gather for Community Speak Out
Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) notice
06/29/09
Speaker Hunt Statement on Civil Rights Enforcement Issues
Oregon House of Representatives Speakers' Media Release
06/16/09
Medford Men Sentenced for 'Cross Burning'
KTVL News 10 Article
06/11/09
Looking Back, A Tour Through Portland Housing Discrimination History
The Jewish Review; Article and Review by Polina Olsen
05/20/09
Renters Have Immediate Protections from Foreclosure Under New Bill
National Low Income Housing Coalition Media Release
05/15/09
Alsea Cross Burning Shocks Small Oregon Town
KOMO News 4 Article
05/11/09
FHCO Board Member Appointed to Commissioner Avakian's New Oregon Council on Civil Rights
Bureau of Labor and Industries Media Release
05/03/09
New Exhibit: Yes We Can! Unlearning Discrimination In Oregon; a portion of the exhibit contributed by FHCO
KEZI Channel 9 News (link to video clip proceeded by brief promo)
04/15/09
LOST (Season 5, Episode 13, 0:00-0:49)
A flashback of one the TV show's characters provides an example of illegal housing discrimination that predated the real life Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 making familial status a protected class across the US. (link to video clip proceeded by brief promo)
03/19/09
Attorney General Announces Major Shift in Drug Enforcement Policy
PoliceOne.com Article
03/13/09
Oregon Family Forced to Give Up Service Dog; FHCO staff interviewed
KEZI Channel 9 News (video clip proceeded by brief promo)
02/25/09
Two Face Prison for 'KKK' Image
Mail Tribute Article
02/08/09
Interview with Oregon Jewish Museum Director on their "Yes We Can! Unlearning Discriminationin Oregon" exhibit which features the FHCO's Anywhere But Here Display; a portion of the exhibit contributed by FHCO
1190 KEX Radio's Sunday Magazine Show - Note: this is an MP3 audio file link
01/04/09
Creature Comforts (a different perspective on service animals)
The New York Times
01/02/09
Helper Parrots, Guide Horses Face Legal Challenges
NPR Story & Audio File
12/31/08
Assistance Monkeys, Ducks, Parrots, Pigs and Ducks ... Should the law protect them?
Culture Dish Article
11/13/08
Alleged Race Discrimination at Michigan Apartment Resolved
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
11/07/08
Indiana Retirement Home Sued for Disabilities Discrimination
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
11/05/08
Fair Housing Suit Filed in South Dakota
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
10/29/08
Suit Filed Against Nebraska Condo Assn. and Its President
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
10/09/08
Pennsylvania Apartment Owner and Managing Agent Settles Claim of Disability Discrimination
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
09/23/08
St. Helens Landlord Sued Over Tenant's Request for Companion Dog
The Oregonian
09/16/08
Dog Dials 911 After Owner has Seizure
MSNBC Article and NBC News video
09/11/08
Senate Passes the ADA Amendments Act
CivilRights.org
08/08/08
Study Shows Minorities Receive More Faulty Loans, Regardless of Income
Community Investment Network Article (with link to study)
08/07/08
A Little More Light on Little-Known History
The Oregonian
08/19/08
U.S. Says Many Apartments Violate Law on Disabled
New York Times
07/09/08
BOLI Resumes Investigation of Fair Housing Complaints in Oregon
BOLI Media Release
05/31/08
KKK Burning in Medford; Suspect Jailed
Mail Tribune
05/29/08
KKK Symbol and Cross Burning Stun an Oregon Community (Medford)
The Daily Voice (story with video clip)
05/27/08
KKK Symbol and Cross Burning Stun an Oregon Community (Medford)
KTVL News 10 Video Clip
05/29/08
Racial Shift in a Progressive City Spurs Talks
New York Times
05/29/08
Oregon Apartment Settles Autistic Case for $40,000
HUD Media Release
04/04/08
Housing Discrimination Far from Banished
Portland Tribune
03/11/08
Cross Burning Conviction in Indiana
DOJ Media Release
02/01/08
Judge's Ruling Lifts Stay on Civil Unions in Oregon
The Oregonian
01/11/08
Baltimore Blames Lender for Wave of Foreclosures
NPR Article & Audio File
01/01/08
New Protected Classes in OR and WA
FHCO Published Article
2007 Fair Housing Citizen Survey: Oregon's Urban Areas
Prepared by BBC Research & Consulting for the FHCO
12/11/07
UN Report Addresses US Legacy of Housing Discrimination
NFHA Media Release
07/26/07
Judge strikes down Hazleton laws on illegal immigrants
Pittsburg Post-Gazette
12/22/06
“Still No Home for the Holidays” for Katrina Survivors
NFHA Media Release
10/24/006
Beaverton Landlord Gets Jail Time for Sex Abuse of Tenant
OregonLive.com
06/19/06
In Parts of U.S. Northwest, a Changing Face
The Washington Post
08/14/05
So If You Can't Fly the American Flag, Can We Compromise? At Home with the Riverboat Aristocrats
Jehovahs-Witness.Net Article
02/23/05
Disabled Woman's Dog Has Its Day
Detroit Free Press
12/22/04
Former San Antonio Onwer / Manager of Retirement Community Pays $420,000 Settlement
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
12/22/04
Maui Pays $700,000 to Settle Zoning Discrimination
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
12/02/04
Minnesota Landlord Pays $425,000 to Settle Sexual Harassment Case
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
11/17/04
Federal Discrimination Suit Filed Against Janesville, Iowa
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
09/29/04
Discrimination Suit Against Housing Authority of Baltimore City Settled
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
09/29/04
Largest Justice Dept. Disability Suit Settled
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
09/14/04
Chicago Apartment Owner Settles Familial Status Suit
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
09/07/04
Chicago Condo Assn. Settles Disability Suit for $83,500
US Dept. of Justice Media Release
09/05/01
Linguistic Profiling: Scientific Research Used to Support Claims of Illegal Discrimination
NPR Story & Audio File
05/31/01
Ye Old Sprawling Honky Town: Census Reflects Decades of Poor Planning, Discrimination
Eugene Weekly
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