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Friday, October 23, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Subtle segregation

SCRANTON, Penn. — Gemcraft Homes, a developer in Pennsylvania, will have to face fair housing and discrimination claims brought in federal court by a home buyer who accuses the company of steering minority residents to a separate area of the development, away from white residents.

Read the ruling here.

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