Venue: | SCOTUS |
Facts: | Racial segregation of housing in Louisville. |
Posture: | Unknown. |
Issue: | Is the ordinance valid? |
Holding: | No. |
Rule: | Due Process (not Equal Protection) |
Reasoning: | The interesting thing here is that the decision is grounded in the rights of property owners to sell to whomever they please, and of buyers to acquire property without discrimination. |
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