Case: Valtierra v. Housing Authority of the City of San Jose
3:69-00001 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Filed Date: Oct. 1, 1969
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Case Summary
[This summary is temporary while we research the case.] This is a lawsuit in which the plaintiffs challenged the constitutionality of Article XXXIV of the California State Constitution, which required low-rent housing projects to be approved by a majority of qualified electors. The plaintiffs argued that this provision violated the Equal Protection Clause by disproportionately burdening low-income individuals and racial minorities. The case was filed on October 1, 1969, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
People
Gregory, David D. (District of Columbia)
Griswold, Erwin N. (District of Columbia)
Leonard, Jerris (District of Columbia)
Scott, Joseph B. (District of Columbia)
Wallace, Lawrence G. (District of Columbia)
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Oct. 1, 1969
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Northern District of California 3:69-00001
Supreme Court of the United States 1970-154
Supreme Court of the United States 1970-226
Case Summary of Valtierra v. Housing Authority of the City of San Jose, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/14819/.