Shelters can't discriminate

A federal appeals court ruled last week that a city-owned but privately-operated homeless shelter in Boise, Idaho must comply with federal Fair Housing rules. The court ruled that the shelter's "men only" policy violated the federal Fair Housing Act. The court also ruled that by providing chapel services and other religious activities, the shelter and the City of Boise appeared to violate the constitutional prohibition against "governmental indoctrination of religion." The full court opinion is at: http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/ca9/newopinions.nsf/0D7A8B3C1A68E5538825722100018A28/$file/0536195.pdf?openelement