HOUSING DISCRIMINATION SPRING 2012: ASSIGNMENTS (January 18-February 29)

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)

Problem 1C Part II (29-31) (Edwards Green Holland Johnson Pettiette)

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:

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)

COMING ATTRACTIONS

MON MAR 5: MAKE-UP CLASS (ROOM 300)

THU MAR 8: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #3 DUE @ 9:00 p.m.

FRI MAR 9: CLASS CANCELLED

MON MAR 19: MAKE-UP CLASS (ROOM 300)

TUE MAR 20: WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT #4 DUE @ 9:00 p.m.

CAST OF CHARACTERS:

Adamsky

Byrd

Cawood

Edwards

Green

Hamilton

Holland

Johnson

LaPorte

McGinley

Pallone

Pettiette

Welch

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