Yes, in your back yard! Occupancy restrictions, use controls, and the Fair Housing Amendments Act
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People wishing to start group homes for the elderly, drug addicts and people with AIDS are meeting with resistance from local communities, despite the reasonable accommodation provision of the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHHA). Local laws prohibiting the number of non-family members living together are the most-often used tool against group homes. The Supreme Court will decide in City of Edmonds whether or not the FHHA preempts such ordinances.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 1995
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Making trials juror-friendly - and more fair
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The ABA Section of Litigation and the Brookings Institution sponsored a conference to investigate ways of making the civil jury system more effective. Among the proposals were allowing jurors to examine witnesses, simplifying jury instructions and providing written copies thereof. A proposed Juror's Bill of Rights was also developed.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 1992
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Elizabeth Jones and Gabriel Chong King: making the impossible dream come true
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The efforts of Elizabeth Jones and Dr. Gabriel Chong King in founding the first pediatric medical specialty clinic in Baja, California are praised. The medical needs of the 1 million children in California-Baja California region are discussed.
Publication Name: Human Rights
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0046-8185
Year: 2000
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