March 3, 2014 – The Dallas Morning News reports that the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower-court ruling finding a rental ordinance in Farmers Branch, Texas, unconstitutional.
The ordinance sought to ban landlords from to renting to people who are in the U.S. unlawfully . The court’s decision brough ta seven-year legal battle to an end. The ordinance was never enforced.
Attorney William “Bill” Brewer said of the conclusion of the case that, “This is over...Our hope is that the city will close this unfortunate chapter in its history and begin to embrace the changing demographics of the community – as part of a more inclusive and dynamic future.”
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