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U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
CASES

The Housing and Civil Enforcement Section enforces the Fair Housing Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (nondiscrimination in public accommodations). Some selected cases are cited below, sorted by type, with links to case summaries, complaints, settlement agreements and consent decrees, judgments, and press releases, as appropriate and available.

Race or Color     National Origin     Religion     Sex     Familial Status    
Disability     Fair Lending Cases                 Cases Developed Through Testing Program
School and Housing Opportunities Initiative      Public Accommodations Cases       Religious Land Use Cases


DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON RACE OR COLOR


DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON NATIONAL ORIGIN


DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON RELIGION


DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON SEX


DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON FAMILIAL STATUS


DISCRIMINATION BASED UPON DISABILITY


FAIR LENDING ENFORCEMENT


CASES DEVELOPED THROUGH TESTING PROGRAM


SCHOOL AND HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES INITIATIVE


PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS CASES


RELIGIOUS LAND USE CASES