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This document summarizes a court case in which Columbia Square, Inc. proposed to construct low-income housing in a predominantly white area of Lawton, Oklahoma. The city refused to issue a building permit without a zone change, and denied the requested zone change. The district court found this was racially motivated and violated federal law. The circuit court affirmed, finding the evidence supported racial bias as the primary motivation for the city

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