Federal Judge Dismisses Huntington Beach Housing Case

William Fulton
Nov 17, 2023
3 min read

Updated: Jan 7

A federal judge has dismissed Huntington Beach’s lawsuit challenging California’s housing laws, saying that a political subdivision of the state cannot sue the state claiming violations of the 14^th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The city had claimed among other things that the elimination of judicial review of the Regional Housing Needs Assessment process violated its 14^th Amendment due process rights.

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