HOUSING DISCRIMINATION SPRING 2012: ASSIGNMENTS (January 18-April 27)
Numbers in parentheses refer to pages in the course materials.
Numbers preceded by SS refer to pages in the Statutory Supplement.
Numbers preceded by IM refer to pages in the Information Memos.
Numbers preceded by AA refer to pages in Massey & Denton, American Apartheid
WED JAN 18
ALL:Introductory Material (IM1-9)
Kramarsky (1-2)
42 U.S.C. §1982 (SS1)
Discussion Questions 1-2 (2)
FRI JAN 20
ALL:Marina Point, Ltd. v. Wolfson (Cal. 1982) (2-7)
Discussion Questions 3-5 (8)
Discussion Questions 8-10 (8)
American Apartheid Chapter 2 (AA17-59) (optional)
Read for Plot:
Buchanan (9-14)
Shelley (14-20)
WED JAN 25
ALL:Discussion Questions6-7, 11 (8)
Discussion Questions 12-14 (9)
Read for Plot:
Fajer, A Time for Reflection(20-23)
Jones (23-28)
Review Problem 1B (29) (Primary Responsibility Last Names A-H)
Review Problem 1C-III (29-31) (Primary Responsibility Last Names J-Y)
FRI JAN 27
ALL:Breaking Down Barriers (In-Class Video)
Written Assignment #1 Instructions (36-38) (Read through; I’ll review and answer questions in class)
Fuller, The Case of the Speluncean Explorers (1949) (38-56)
Discussion Questions 15-16 (56)
Focus: Keen (Byrd, Green, Johnson)
Focus: Foster (Cawood, Pallone, Youngblood)
Focus: Handy (Hamilton, LaPorte, Pettiette)
Focus: Truepenny & Tatting (Adamsky, Edwards, Holland)
WED FEB 1 (REVISED)
AS LISTED:
Discussion Questions 15-16 (56)
Focus: Keen (Byrd, Green, Johnson)
Focus: Foster (Cawood, Pallone, Youngblood)
Focus: Handy (Hamilton, LaPorte, Pettiette)
Focus: Truepenny & Tatting (Adamsky, Edwards, Holland)
Discussion Question17 (56) (McGinley & Welch)
ALL: Discussion Questions 12 & 14 (9)
Blatt, Interpretive Communities [Overview] (2001) (56-63)
Discussion Question18 (63)
Introduction to Proof Issues (64-65)
FRI FEB 3
ALL: Review Jones (23-28)
Rizzo (65-74)
Discussion Question 22 (75)
AS LISTED: Discussion Questions 19-21 (75) (Adamsky Byrd, Cawood, Hamilton, McGinley)
WED FEB 8
ALL:Sorenson (75-77)
Marable (78-83)
AS LISTED:
Discussion Questions 23-25 (78) (Edwards, Green, LaPorte, Pallone)
Discussion Questions 26-27 (83) (Holland, Johnson, Pettiette, Welch)
THU FEB 9ALL: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #1 DUE @ 9:00 p.m.
FRI FEB 10
ALL: Discussion Question 22 (75) (Review)
Council Votes & Proof of Intent (Handout)
American Apartheid Chapters 3-4 (AA60-114) (optional)
Overview of the Burden-Shift (84-86)
Asbury (86-89)
AS LISTED:Discussion Questions 28-29 (89) (Adamsky Hamilton LaPorte Welch)
MON FEB 13(MAKE-UP CLASS Room 300)
ALL:Written Assignment #2 Instructions (105-06) (Read through; I’ll review and answer questions in class)
Frazier (89-93)
Pinchback (93-97)
Discussion Question 35 (98)
Cato (98-104)
AS LISTED:
Discussion Questions 30-31 (93)(Cawood Green Holland)
Discussion Questions 32-34 (97) (Byrd Edwards Johnson)
Discussion Questions 37-38 (104) (McGinley Pallone Pettiette)
WED FEB 15FOOD: FAJER
ALL:Discussion Questions 36 (98) (By the start of class, e-mail me one example for either §1982 or §3604)
Eskridge & Frickey, How a Bill Becomes Federal Law (107-12)
Note: Dialogue Between Courts and Legislatures (112-16)
Note: The Special Problem of Mixed Motives (116-17)
42 U.S.C. §§2000e-2(m) & 2000e-5(g) (SS1-2)
Discussion Questions 39-41 (117)
AS LISTED:
Problem 2A Part II (117-19) (Apply Rizzo/Arlington Heights categories)
(Cawood LaPorte McGinley Pallone Welch)
FRI FEB 17
ALL: Discussion Question 40 (117)
Eskridge & Frickey, Legislative Drafting (120-24)
Dickerson, Materials on Legal Drafting (124-33)
Discussion Question 36 Sample Answers (Handout)
AS LISTED:
Problem 2A Part III (117-19) (Address in terms of DQ 22 & Handouts on Council Votes)
(Adamsky Byrd Hamilton)
WED FEB 22FOOD: McGinley
ALL: 42 U.S.C. §3604(c) (SS4)
24 CFR §100.75 (SS23)
Ragin(134-39)
Saunders (140-47)
AS LISTED:
Problem 1C Part II (29-31) (Edwards Green Holland Johnson Pettiette)
Discussion Questions 42-44 (148) (Hamilton HollandPettiette Welch)
Discussion Questions 45-47 (148) (Byrd Cawood Edwards Johnson LaPorte)
Discussion Questions 48-50 (148) (Adamsky Green McGinleyPallone)
FRI FEB 24FOOD: Hamilton
ALL: Written Assignment #3 Instructions (150) (Read through; I’ll review and answer questions in class)
Pool Girls Ad (Handout)
Wisc. Stat. §106.50 (1m)(ad) & (2)(d) (SS32-33)
Miami Beach Code §62-88 (a)(6)(SS38)
AS LISTED:
DQs51, 52(a) & (b), and 56 (149) (ByrdJohnsonMcGinley PalloneWelch)
DQs 52(c) & (d), 53, and 55 (149) (Adamsky Cawood Edwards Holland)
DQs 52(e) & (f), 54, and 57 (149) (Green Hamilton LaPorte Pettiette)
SUN FEB 26: ALL: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #2 DUE @ 2:00 p.m.
MON FEB 27(MAKE-UP CLASS Room 300)FOOD: Green
ALL: Reece (151-52)
Wisc. Stat. §106.50(5m)(em) (SS36)
Braunstein (152-56)
Starrett City (157-66)
AS LISTED:
Discussion Questions 58-59 (152) & 63 (166) (Green HamiltonPallone Pettiette)
Discussion Questions 60-62 (156-57) (ByrdMcGinleyLaPorte Welch)
WED FEB 29FOOD: Cawood
ALL: Written Assignment #4 Instructions (167-68) (Read through; I’ll review and answer questions in class)
AS LISTED: DQs 64-66 (166) (Adamsky; Cawood; Edwards; Holland; Johnson)
FRI MAR 2 FOOD: Adamsky & Johnson
AS LISTED: Review Problem 1C Part I (29-31) (Edwards Holland Johnson Pallone Pettiette)
MON MAR 5 (Make-up Class Room 300) FOOD: Byrd
ALL: Huntington Branch I (176-89)
Huntington Branch II (189-91)
Discussion Questions 67-71 (191)
AS LISTED: Review Problem 3A (174)
Paragraphs 1 & 2: Adamsky Green Hamilton McGinley
Paragraph 3: Byrd Cawood LaPorte Welch
Review Problem 3B (175): Paragraph 2: Byrd Cawood LaPorte Welch
WED MAR 7
ALL: Betsey (191-95)
Note: Statistics and Disparate Impact (195-97)
Discussion Questions 72-74 (197)
THU MAR 8: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE @ 9:00 p.m.
FRI MAR 9: CLASS CANCELLED
MON MAR 19: MAKE-UP CLASS (ROOM 300) FOOD: Pettiette
ALL: Optional Background: American Apartheid: Chapters 1, 5, 6, 7, 8
Discussion Question 74 (197) (revisited)
Congdon (197-200) (Facts & Disparate Impact)
Wisc. Stat.§106.50 (1) & (1m)(h) (SS32)
Miami Beach Code §62-31 (“Marital Status”) (SS37)
Norman (206-12)
Smith (212-17)
AS NOTED: Discussion Questions 75-78 (202) (Adamsky Edwards McGinley Pettiette)
Discussion Questions 79-83 (217)(Cawood Green Holland Johnson LaPorte)
TUE MAR 20: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #4 DUE @ 9:00 p.m.
WED MAR 21
ALL: Swanner (218-28)
Discussion Question86 (228)
Written Assignment #5 Instructions (229) (Read through; I’ll review and answer questions in class)
AS NOTED: Discussion Questions 84-85 (228)(Byrd Hamilton Pallone Welch)
FRI MAR 23 FOOD: Holland
ALL: Fox, Understanding Administrative Law (excerpt) (230-46)
Treat pages 230-44 as background
Read section on Judicial Review (244-46) carefully
Putnam Family Partnership (258-66) (read for Chevron analysis)
AS NOTED:
Review Problem 4A (230) (best arguments about whether unmarried cohabitants are protected by the statute)(Byrd Hamilton Johnson)
Review Problem 2A (Part I) (117-19)(Cawood Green Pallone Pettiette Welch)
Review Problem 3D (203-05) (best arguments for each side) (Adamsky Edwards Holland LaPorte McGinley)
WED MAR 28
ALL:42 U.S.C. 3602(b) (SS2)
Wisc. Stat.§106.50 (1m)(i) (SS32)
Miami Beach Code §62-31 (“Housing”) (SS37)
Columbus Country Club (246-49)
AS NOTED:
Review Problem 3E (203-05) (identify all causes of action; prepare for discussion of disparate impact claim re “no student policy” assuming Betsey governs) (Adamsky Cawood Hamilton Johnson)
Discussion Question 87 (246) (Byrd LaPorteWelch)
Discussion Questions 88-89 (249) (Edwards Green McGinley)
FRI MAR 30FOOD: Pallone
ALL:Louisiana ACORN (249-52)
Angstman (252-53)
42 U.S.C. §3603(b)(2) (SS3)
Wisc. Stat. §106.50 (5m)(em) (SS36)
Roommate.com (254-57)
AS NOTED:
Discussion Questions 90-93 (254) (Holland Pallone Pettiette)
Discussion Questions 94-97 (257-58) (Adamsky Byrd Edwards Hamilton Welch)
TUE APR 3: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #5 DUE @ 9:00 p.m.
WED APR 4FOOD: LaPorte
ALL: 42 U.S.C. §3602(h) & 3604(f)(9) (SS2, 4)
24 CFR §100.201 (“Handicap”) (SS27)
Baxter (266-72)
Franklin Building (273-77)
Southern Management (277-82)
AS NOTED:
Discussion Questions 98-100 (272) (Cawood Holland LaPorte McGinley)
Discussion Questions 101-103 (283) (Green Johnson Pallone Pettiette)
FRI APR 6
ALL: 42 U.S.C. §§3604(f) (SS4-5)
24 CFR §§100.202 & 204 (SS27-29)
Shapiro (286-91)
Congdon (197-201) (Reasonable Accomm.)
Note: Using Legislative History (292-94)
AS NOTED:
Discussion Questions 104-107 (291-92) (Hamilton Holland Pallone Welch)
Discussion Questions 108-110 (292)(Byrd Edwards Green Pettiette)
Discussion Question 111 (294):
Parts abc:Johnson
Parts bcd:McGinley
Parts cde:Adamsky
Parts ade:LaPorte
Parts abe:Cawood
WED APR 11
ALL: 42 U.S.C. §§3604(f)(3)(A) (SS4)
24 CFR §§100.203 (SS28-29)
Freer (295-96)
42 U.S.C. §3604(f)(9) (SS5)
Bangerter (299-306)
AS NOTED:
Review Problem 4B (Part I: 3602(h)(1)) (283-85) (Hamilton Holland Welch)
Review Problem 4B (Part I: 3602(h)(3)) (283-85) (Adamsky Byrd Cawood McGinley )
Review Problem 4B (Part II) (283-85) (Edwards Green Pallone)
Discussion Questions 112-114 (297)(Johnson LaPorte Pettiette)
Discussion Questions 115-117 (306)(Green McGinley Pallone Pettiette)
FRI APR 13
ALL: Pulcinella(306-09) (Read for Plot)
Mountain Side (309-12) (Read for Plot)
Key, The Star-Spangled Banner (1814) (312)
AS NOTED:
Review Problem 5A (Part I) (297-99)(Byrd Holland Johnson LaPorte Welch)
Review Problem 5A (Part II) (297-99)(Adamsky Cawood Edwards Hamilton)
WED APR 18: EXAM TECHNIQUE & REVIEW SESSION (ROOM 409 11:00-12:30)
SUN APR 22: PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS DUE @ 4:00 p.m.
WED APR 25: DEADLINE FOR E-MAIL QUESTIONS @ 10:00 p.m.
FRI APR 27: 8-HOUR TAKE-HOME EXAM: (Contact Registrar for Administration Instructions/Questions)
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