Westchester County Could Lose Millions for Fair Housing Failures

March 28, 9:36 a.m.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development has given Westchester County one more month to comply with requirements of a fair housing settlement or risk losing $7.4 million in grants.

Another Race Case for a Hostile Supreme Court

March 26, 1:55 p.m.

The Supreme Court, poised to rule on a major affirmative action case, accepts another one. What this might say about dismantling race-conscious programs.

A Colorblind Constitution: What Abigail Fisher’s Affirmative Action Case Is Really About

March 18, 12:25 p.m.

The plaintiff in the Supreme Court case challenging the use of race in college admission looks to be the perfect argument. But the case barely mentions her. Instead, the agenda is much broader: To fight race-based policies everywhere.

Audit: Blacks, Latinos Still Likely to Face Housing Bias in Whitest Parts of Westchester

Feb. 12, 5:25 p.m.

Three years after Westchester County entered into a landmark desegregation settlement with the federal government, tests show that minority home seekers still face discrimination in many areas.

How the Supreme Court Could Scuttle Critical Fair Housing Rule

Feb. 8, 8 a.m.

The Obama administration is preparing to issue a rule setting a single standard for proving violations of the Fair Housing Act — just as the Supreme Court signals it may take up a challenge to the measure.

Congressman Introduces Bill to Prod Administration on Fair Housing Enforcement

Jan. 16, 2:08 p.m.

No Sting: Feds Won’t Go Undercover to Prove Housing Discrimination

Dec. 20, 2012, 5:29 p.m.

African Americans and Latinos are turned away from homes and apartments millions of times annually because of their race, yet the federal government seldom uses undercover investigations, which are the most effective means of catching biased landlords and real estate agents.

Mapping Segregation in Westchester

Nov. 13, 2012, 3:43 p.m.

ProPublica decided to evaluate race and income data for Westchester County to determine whether income alone accounts for the high degree of racial segregation experienced by African Americans there.

Soft on Segregation: How the Feds Failed to Integrate Westchester County

Nov. 2, 2012, 3:37 p.m.

Despite a court order, HUD hasn’t made wealthy Westchester County — home to President Clinton and Gov. Cuomo — remove barriers to African Americans and Latinos moving in.

Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law

Oct. 29, 2012, Midnight

The authors of the 1968 Fair Housing Act wanted to reverse decades of government-fostered segregation. But presidents from both parties declined to enforce a law that stirred vehement opposition.