U.S. Supreme Court
Mar. 3, 2016
Affordable housing law passes muster, for now
The court's decision not to review California Building Industry Association v. City of San Jose comes as a sweet relief to the more than 170 California municipalities that have adopted such inclusionary zoning or housing programs. By Bryan W. Wenter
Bryan W. Wenter
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Miller Starr Regalia
Email: bryan.wenter@msrlegal.com
Bryan is a member of the firm's Land Use Department. His practice centers on land use and local government law, with a particular focus on obtaining and defending land use entitlements for a wide range of development projects, including in-fill, mixed-use, residential, retail/commercial, and industrial.
On a landmark leap year day on which Justice Clarence Thomas asked his first question from the bench in more than 10 years and the court issued its first round of orders since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not review California Building Industry Association v. City of San Jose, 61 Cal. 4th 435 (2015).
The case was a unanimous California Supreme Court decision reject...
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