2nd Circ. Nixes 'Excessive' $5M Award For Housing Nonprofit

By Brian Steele (August 12, 2024, 5:27 PM EDT) -- The Second Circuit on Monday overturned a $5 million award to a nonprofit that faced pushback from a Connecticut town while trying to open a group home for individuals with disabilities, finding that it was unconstitutionally excessive, but at the same time castigated the municipality's officials for "highly reprehensible" conduct....

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