Hills v. Gautreaux 425 U.S. 284 (1976)
HILLS v. GAUTREAUX 425 U.S. 284 (1976)
Two years after milliken v. bradley (1974) rejected metropolitan relief for school desegregation absent a showing of a constitutional violation by both city and suburban districts or by state officials, the Supreme Court encountered a parallel issue in the field of housing discrimination. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) had aided a Chicago city agency in locating low-income housing sites for the purpose of maintaining residential segregation. HUD, citing Milliken, argued that relief should be limited to the city. However, the Court approved the district court's order, which had regulated HUD's conduct beyond Chicago's boundaries. No restructuring or displacement of local government would result here, the Court said.
Kenneth L. Karst
(1986)