Overview In re: Zofran (Ondansetron) Products Liability Litigation (U.S. District Court, D. Massachusetts, June 1, 2021): A Massachusetts federal judge ruled that state-law claims of failure…
Overview LA Alliance for Human Rights v. City of Los Angeles (U.S. District Court, C.D. California, April 20, 2021): In response to L.A.’s homelessness crisis…
This fact sheet examines the use of rent control and rent stabilization policies to stop or slow increases in the price of rent, and whether they, or alternative approaches, are more effective at reducing the number of people considered to be cost burdened.
Overview Geerlings v. Tredyffrin/Easttown School District (U.S. District Court, E.D. Pa., Sept. 27, 2021): A federal district court refused to prohibit enforcement of an order…
Overview Alabama Association of Realtors, et al. v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, et al. (U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, May 5, 2021):…
Overview LaBarbera v. NYU Winthrop Hospital (U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, March 16, 2021): The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District…
The Network examined whether states and Washington, D.C., have criminal statutes to address individuals who impede public health officials’ duties with such behavior. This 50-state resource outlines these statutes.
Overview Huisha-Huisha v. Mayorkas (U.S. District Court, D.C., September 16, 2021): A federal district court granted a group of asylum-seeking families’ motions for preliminary injunction,…
Overview Wise v. Governor Jay Inslee (U.S. District Court, E.D. Wash., Oct. 25, 2021): Plaintiffs, employees of “multiple state agencies, a local government entity, and…
Research indicates that policies designed to facilitate home ownership may do more to improve health and wellbeing, as well as economic stability, than renter protections. Home ownership rates in the U.S. remain low, especially among Black and Hispanic residents. One of the significant barriers is the need for most first-time homebuyers to obtain mortgages, which require that they have decent credit scores, steady incomes, and cash reserves to qualify. Federal and state mortgage lenders and/or assistance programs can remove some of these barriers to homeownership.
Overview Skyworks, Ltd. et al. v. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention et al. (U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, March 10, 2021): A federal…
Overview Next Level Arcade Tucson, LLC v. Pima County (Arizona Superior Court, Pima County, January 19, 2021): The Arizona Superior Court found that Pima County’s mandatory…
