Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jackson, Jordan

Titel

Running (Away) with the Land: A (Super) Market Problem

Ist Teil von

• The Georgetown law journal, 2023-12, Vol.112 (2), p.1

Ort / Verlag

Washington: Georgetown University Law Center

Erscheinungsjahr

2023

Quelle

Nexis Uni (LexisNexis)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Jackson discusses the lasting effects of discriminatory restrictive covenants in the US, which were used to further racial segregation in the past. These covenants denied mortgages and engaged in redlining to confine minorities to inner cities and prevent them from accessing suburban wealth accumulation. He argues that these effects persist today and explores the impact of restrictive covenants in the context of supermarkets. He suggests that supermarkets, by adding restrictive covenants to deeds, contribute to food deserts that disproportionately affect low-income and minority communities. He examines the challenges faced in addressing these issues and proposes potential remedies through existing legal avenues. He highlights issues with the current implementation of antitrust laws and suggests structural and systemic changes to address the tactics used by supermarkets to control land. He also proposes ideas to reframe litigation strategies and strengthen federal and state initiatives.