August 10, 2017
The Georgia State Conference of the NAACP told a Georgia federal court Wednesday that its allegations that the city of LaGrange, Georgia’s utility policies discriminate against African-Americans and Latinos should not be dismissed, arguing a move to do so improperly interprets the Fair Housing Act.
July 24, 2017
A Georgia city asked a federal judge Friday to dismiss a lawsuit claiming its utility policies illegally discriminate against African-Americans and immigrants, saying the policies have legitimate, nondiscriminatory purposes and the federal anti-bias law cited by the plaintiffs does not apply in these circumstances.
May 19, 2017
The NAACP's Georgia chapter filed a federal discrimination suit Thursday against the city of LaGrange, Georgia, for allegedly cutting off access to vital utilities like power and water through a pair of unlawful policies that disproportionately injure African-American and Latino residents.