CITY OF CUYAHOGA FALLS, OHIO, et al. v. BUCKEYE COMMUNITY HOPE FOUNDATION et al.: certiorari to the united states court of appeals for the sixth circuit.

CITY of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation (Supreme Court case); ACTIONS & defenses (Law); MUNICIPAL ordinances; UNITED States. Supreme Court; SCALIA, Antonin, 1936-2016; THOMAS, Clarence, 1948-; HOUSING; LEGAL judgments

The article provides information on U.S. Supreme Court case City of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, et al v. Buckeye Community Hope Foundation et al, case number 01-1269, argued on January 21, 2003 and decided on March 25, 2003. The case concerns a site-plan ordinance for the construction of a low-income housing complex. A group of citizens filed a petition to repeal the ordinance stating that city officials violated the Equal Protection and Due Process Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Fair Housing Act. Supreme Court Chief Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion for a unanimous court decision. While Justice Antonin Scalia filed a concurring opinion, which was supported by Justice Clarence Thomas.