7339. Housing Discrimination

This course explores the past, present, and future of laws prohibiting housing discrimination in the United States, from the enactment of the Civil War Reconstruction Amendments and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, to Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. The course examines the role of former and current federal executive and independent agencies, commissions, and state administrative agencies that have shaped housing and discrimination law. The course also centers Connecticut housing discrimination law and the fundamentals of statutory construction and litigation strategy by examining the process of proving and defending against individual and systemic housing discrimination claims. Finally, the course will explore twenty-first century problems arising at the intersection of housing discrimination and online technology. This course is also designed to allow students to engage and reflect on housing-related issues that they may have personally experienced or in which they otherwise have an interest.