Lawyers for New York City and New York State have lined up behind a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which last December held that landlords could face liability for ignoring instances of racial discrimination instigated by tenants against other building residents.
The recent flurry of amicus briefs came as a full panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court is set to rehear arguments in the case, in a rare move for a circuit court that is well known for its hesitance to grant en banc rehearings.
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