In Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs v. The Inclusive Communities Project, 576 U. S. ____ (2015), the U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that disparate-impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). The 5-4 decision ends the debate regarding whether plaintiffs must expressly show that housing authorities and private developers were motivated by an intent to discriminate in order to bring a claim under the FHA.
