Suburbs under Siege: Race, Space, and Audacious Judges

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In Suburbs under Siege Charles Haar argues passionately that all people--rich or poor, black or white--have a constitutional right to live in the suburbs and that a socially responsible judiciary should vigorously uphold that right. For various reasons, American courts have generally failed to question local zoning regulations that trap the urban p

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Named an Outstanding Book by the Gustavus Meyers Center for the Study of Human Rights in North America for 1998 "Suburbs under Siege ... is both a worthy addition to the fair housing literature and a valuable study of a state supreme court."--Charles M. Lamb, The Law and Politics Book Review