High Court Holds Miami's Claims Against Banks Fall Within Scope Of FHA

(May 2, 2017, 12:58 PM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C.— In a majority ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States on May 1 reversed an appeals court decision that found that the City of Miami sufficiently asserted claims for proximate cause in relation to the alleged discriminatory lending practices of two banks, but affirmed a ruling that Miami's claims fell within the zone of interests of the Fair Housing Act (FHA) (Bank of American Corporation, et al. v. City of Miami, et al., Nos. 15-1111 and 15-1112., U.S. Sup., 2017 U.S. LEXIS 2801)....

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