Fatima Touijer v. Providence Housing Authority, et al.

Whether the Rhode Island state courts erred in treating Petitioner’s claims of racial, religious, and disability-based discrimination under the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213, as a routine landlord-tenant dispute, thereby failing to adjudicate the federal civil rights issues raised.1,2

Whether the Providence Housing Authority’s failure to investigate or remedy ongoing, well-documented harassment based on Petitioner’s race, religion, and her child’s disability constitutes a violation of the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, including their respective mandates to provide reasonable accommodation and protection from discriminatory housing practices.

Whether the Rhode Island Supreme Court’s summary denial of Petitioner’s appeal, without hearing or explanation, deprived Petitioner of her right to due process of law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.3,4 ' Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 3601-3619. 2 Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101-12213. 3 Touijer v. Providence Hous. Auth., No. SU-2024-0313-A (R.1.2024). 4 U.S. Const, amend. XIV, § 1.