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Why is HUD being sued?

U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ben Carson testifies to the House Appropriations Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee on the FY2019 budget request for the Department Housing and Urban Development on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts - RC1382812B90

Jenny Schuetz, David M. Rubenstein fellow in the Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s postponement of an Obama-era initiative aimed at fighting segregation and why the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule is important for tackling long-standing wealth inequality.

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