STATEMENT REGARDING ORAL ARGUMENT
Plaintiffs-appellants request oral argument. This case will determine
the applicability of the Americans with Disabilities Act to local zoning
ordinances. It will also determine the applicability of precedents from
outside this circuit that hold that local neighborhood opposition to proposed
housing for people in recovery with disabilities is relevant to finding that
local officials acted with discriminatory intent. The issues are complex and
important, and they deserve to be fully argued.
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