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ZONING AND AFFORDABILITY
Seattle’s Affordable Housing Ordinance Makes Housing Unaffordable
In the name of housing affordability, Seattle won’t let people construct a home on their own property unless they either pay an exorbitant fee or build additional housing they do not want and will not use. Lifelong resident Anita Adams wants to build a house for her family, but cannot receive a building permit unless she first deposits $77,000 into the city’s “affordable housing” fund. So, IJ filed a case against Seattle on Anita’s behalf, seeking to strike down the city's extortionate conditions on housing development.
A qualified immunity and property rights pairing this week. Why it can be unconstitutional for the police to prevent you from livestreaming an encounter, but you can’t sue them about it. Then a couple challenges to New York’s notorious rent control laws. The Second Circuit finds no taking there, whatever the realities of tenants who never move out.
And about a year ago we had an argument on the podcast on how to pronounce that fancy French-sounding phrase. Today we bring back the guests from that episode to settle the issue, once and for all. You’ll also learn about two recent en banc cases.
A day-long book event with Joanna Schwartz, one of the most respected and prolific scholars on qualified immunity, brought to you by the Georgetown Center for the Constitution and IJ.
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