9th Circ. Judge Hints At Upholding Seattle Housing Ordinance

By Rachel Riley ( September 17, 2025, 9:45 PM EDT) -- A Ninth Circuit judge suggested on Wednesday that a waiver provision written into a Seattle affordable housing policy is enough to "save" the ordinance from a homeowner's constitutional claim that it kept her from realizing her property's full value by adding townhomes.  ...

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