United States Fifth Circuit

Congress acted under its Commerce Clause power in enacting the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, specifically 42 USC 3604(f)(3)(B), and because respondent is a for-profit company engaged in and substantially affecting interstate commerce, the Parish may not withhold approval of the company's application for reasonable accomodations.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/20/2000
• Published 11/20/2000

Judges

• KING, Chief Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and REYNALDO G. GARZA and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Linda Frances Thome (argued), Jessica Dunsay Silver, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Appellate Section, Civil Rights Div., Washington, DC, for Intervenor.


• For Appellees:
  
• Laurie Peller,David Holman Williams (argued), Peller & Williams, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Harry A. Rosenberg (argued), Mark LeRay McNamara, Phelps Dunbar, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant-Appellant.