HDLI assists its members by filing briefs as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in appropriate appellate cases, subject to approval by HDLI's Board of Directors.

HDLI has filed briefs to the Minnesota Supreme Court in Hinneberg v. Big Stone County Housing and Redevlopment Authority and in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Johnson v. Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish et al.

HDLI has been amicus to the United States Supreme Court in three cases:

1. Virginia v. Hicks, No. 02-371

• Supreme Court Opinion in Virginia v. Hicks

2. The Housing Authority of the City of Dallas v. Highlands of McKamy IV and V Community Improvement Association, No. 02-1282

3. HUD v. Rucker, No. 00-1770

   • Supreme Court Opinion in HUD v. Rucker

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