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Posted by New York Tenant on July 03, 2001 at 09:15:33:

This story, Court of Appeals Reinstates Lesbians' Suit Over Student Housing, appeared in the July 3, 2001 online edition of the New York Law Journal:

The Court of Appeals yesterday opened the door to a sexual orientation discrimination action where lesbian couples were denied student housing offered to married students. The court held that the claim against Yeshiva University, dismissed by a trial court, is potentially actionable under a New York City human rights law prohibiting policies with a disparate impact.

You can read the full story, without subscribing to the NYLJ, at:

http://www6.law.com/lawcom/displayid.cfm?statename=NY&docnum=74131&table=news&flag=full

• Court of Appeals Reinstates Lesbians' Suit Over Student Housing

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: This story, Court of Appeals Reinstates Lesbians' Suit Over Student Housing, appeared in the July 3, 2001 online edition of the New York Law Journal:  

: The Court of Appeals yesterday opened the door to a sexual orientation discrimination action where lesbian couples were denied student housing offered to married students. The court held that the claim against Yeshiva University, dismissed by a trial court, is potentially actionable under a New York City human rights law prohibiting policies with a disparate impact.  

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