Segregation in the land of limousine liberalism

This is more a case of exclusionary, rather than inclusionary zoning, but I thought I would post it in this forum anyway. For those not familiar with the legal battle going on right now in Westchester County, it is definitely a case worth looking into and following in the months (and possibly years) to come.

I saw a presentation on this case in February at the New Partners Conference by Michael Allen of Relman, Dane & Colfax, who has been working on the case.  It was part of a session on affirmatively furthering fair housing

Here are the slides from his presentation: http://www.newpartners.org/2011/docs/presentations/fri/NP11_Allen.pdf

This is from a Salon.com article (from which I stole the title for this post) on it:

"Westchester County is far from the streets of Birmingham and the lunch counters of Greensboro, but the super-affluent suburban swath just north of New York City may be the premier civil rights battleground of 2011. Westchester is defying a landmark federal court order to desegregate housing in its whitest and wealthiest towns, prompting civil rights activists to return to court. The federal government has allowed wealthy municipalities to keep the poor and black out for decades, and municipal leaders nationwide are watching closely to see if the Obama administration forces the county to comply."

See the full article:

http://www.salon.com/news/race/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/...

And here's a link to a story about another case in Wisconsin that also has the potential to make a significant impact, since it is being brought in federal court as well:

http://www.housingfinance.com/news/ahf/062911-ahf-Justice-Departmen...