Fran Quigley
@franquigley.bsky.social
Newsletter: HousingisaHumanRight.substack.com; Director, Health & Human Rights Clinic, Indiana U. McKinney School of Law
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Fran Quigley
@franquigley.bsky.social
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Lessons from Eviction Court by Fran Quigley | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Lessons from Eviction Court goes behind the disturbing statistics of evictions and homelessness to provide the first-hand experience of a lawyer who is in eviction court each week, standing alongside....
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
I am happy to announce that my new book, Lessons From Eviction Court: How We Can End Our Housing Crisis, will be published soon by @cornellupress.bsky.social
Our inspiring clients teach my students and I about how we can fix our broken housing system. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Our inspiring clients teach my students and I about how we can fix our broken housing system. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
"Starving Americans to Secure Submission” open.substack.com/pub/housingi... Thanks to Abby Leibman of @mazonusa.bsky.social for an excellent article in @msmagazine.com
"Starving Americans to Secure Submission”
Trump’s Cynical, Deadly Plan to Stop Food Assistance--And How We Can Respond
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
"Starving Americans to Secure Submission” open.substack.com/pub/housingi... Thanks to Abby Leibman of @mazonusa.bsky.social for an excellent article in @msmagazine.com
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“The Scarlet E… this is a badge of dishonor … Makes it really hard for them to find a landlord that will allow them to move in.”
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#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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Indiana judges could ease impact of 70,000 yearly eviction filings, protect families against 'the Scarlet E'
Housing is cheaper in Indiana, compared with other states, but the states eviction rate is still one of the highest in the country.
www.wfyi.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“The Scarlet E… this is a badge of dishonor … Makes it really hard for them to find a landlord that will allow them to move in.”
www.wfyi.org/news/article...
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#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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“The fiscal starvation of public housing led to severe maintenance problems and an inevitable decline in available units.”
jacobin.com/2025/09/affo...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
The US Abandoned Affordable Housing. We Can Create It Again.
America’s packed eviction courts and overflowing homeless shelters are the result of decades of deliberate policy choices. We once made better choices rooted in a commitment to providing decent,…
jacobin.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“The fiscal starvation of public housing led to severe maintenance problems and an inevitable decline in available units.”
jacobin.com/2025/09/affo...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
jacobin.com/2025/09/affo...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
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The suffering we see in eviction court can be traced directly to the lack of enforceable economic rights in the US, writes @franquigley.bsky.social: www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-n...
We Need Legally Enforceable Rights to Fight Poverty and the Housing Crisis | Common Dreams
Ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights would end the US’ back-and-forth dance with domestic poverty.
www.commondreams.org
September 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The suffering we see in eviction court can be traced directly to the lack of enforceable economic rights in the US, writes @franquigley.bsky.social: www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-n...
Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty #ICESCR www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-n...
Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty | Common Dreams
Ratifying the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights would end the US’ back-and-forth dance with domestic poverty.
www.commondreams.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Our Eviction Court Clients Need This Treaty #ICESCR www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-n...
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#FairHousingIs... the foundation. It determines so many outcomes of your life. Our mission is to remove barriers to Hoosiers' choices of housing, but our funding is under threat, and we need your help.
Learn more here: youtube.com/shorts/GljNn...
#fairhousingin #fairhousing #housing #civilrights
Learn more here: youtube.com/shorts/GljNn...
#fairhousingin #fairhousing #housing #civilrights
#FairHousingIs...the Foundation Campaign Launch
YouTube video by Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana
youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 4:48 PM
#FairHousingIs... the foundation. It determines so many outcomes of your life. Our mission is to remove barriers to Hoosiers' choices of housing, but our funding is under threat, and we need your help.
Learn more here: youtube.com/shorts/GljNn...
#fairhousingin #fairhousing #housing #civilrights
Learn more here: youtube.com/shorts/GljNn...
#fairhousingin #fairhousing #housing #civilrights
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Someone working full-time should be able to afford their bills with their paycheck.
August 9, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Someone working full-time should be able to afford their bills with their paycheck.
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People are homeless primarily because they can't afford housing. We know how to solve homelessness, but with deep cuts...we’re moving in the wrong direction, says BHHI Director Dr. Margot Kushel. "Taking a chainsaw to the healthcare safety net...will only add to the homeless count."
Commentary: Trump's order on homelessness gets it all wrong, and here's why
There are no simple answers for homelessness — or addiction or mental illness — but Trump's bluster is no substitute for desperately needed resources.
buff.ly
July 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
People are homeless primarily because they can't afford housing. We know how to solve homelessness, but with deep cuts...we’re moving in the wrong direction, says BHHI Director Dr. Margot Kushel. "Taking a chainsaw to the healthcare safety net...will only add to the homeless count."
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There is essentially NO evidence that rent control discourages construction. No study-NONE-has shown that rent control reduces housing supply. No study has found a causal link between rent control & reduction in construction. Studies that look at repeal of rent control don't find more construction.
July 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
There is essentially NO evidence that rent control discourages construction. No study-NONE-has shown that rent control reduces housing supply. No study has found a causal link between rent control & reduction in construction. Studies that look at repeal of rent control don't find more construction.
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If you live in Central Indiana and oppose ICE raids & concentration camps, come take action w/ us on Sunday, July 20th at 5pm.
If you live in Rep. Victoria Spartz's district, the action is at her office in Noblesville.
Everyone else --- come to Sen. Todd Young's office on E 96th Street. Links ⬇️⬇️⬇️
If you live in Rep. Victoria Spartz's district, the action is at her office in Noblesville.
Everyone else --- come to Sen. Todd Young's office on E 96th Street. Links ⬇️⬇️⬇️
July 10, 2025 at 10:34 PM
If you live in Central Indiana and oppose ICE raids & concentration camps, come take action w/ us on Sunday, July 20th at 5pm.
If you live in Rep. Victoria Spartz's district, the action is at her office in Noblesville.
Everyone else --- come to Sen. Todd Young's office on E 96th Street. Links ⬇️⬇️⬇️
If you live in Rep. Victoria Spartz's district, the action is at her office in Noblesville.
Everyone else --- come to Sen. Todd Young's office on E 96th Street. Links ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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Tomorrow, as we enjoy our #July4 BBQ, remember farm workers are harvesting in sweltering in dangerous heat - while being terrorized by ICE.
Today's highs are projected at:
Arvin CA 105°
Fresno CA 103°
Coachella CA 105°
Yuma AZ 105°
#WeFeedYou
Today's highs are projected at:
Arvin CA 105°
Fresno CA 103°
Coachella CA 105°
Yuma AZ 105°
#WeFeedYou
July 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Tomorrow, as we enjoy our #July4 BBQ, remember farm workers are harvesting in sweltering in dangerous heat - while being terrorized by ICE.
Today's highs are projected at:
Arvin CA 105°
Fresno CA 103°
Coachella CA 105°
Yuma AZ 105°
#WeFeedYou
Today's highs are projected at:
Arvin CA 105°
Fresno CA 103°
Coachella CA 105°
Yuma AZ 105°
#WeFeedYou
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“Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for,” @tenantbloc.bsky.social's Cea Weaver said of the candidate and expected Democratic nominee, who ran on a campaign to freeze rents for stabilized tenants. bit.ly/4kWQtXF
Tenant Advocates Cheer Mamdani's Primary Election Win - City Limits
“Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for," Cea Weaver, director of the New York State Tenant Bloc.
bit.ly
June 25, 2025 at 1:03 PM
“Tenants are the majority in New York. Zohran Mamdani understands that and he gave us something to vote for,” @tenantbloc.bsky.social's Cea Weaver said of the candidate and expected Democratic nominee, who ran on a campaign to freeze rents for stabilized tenants. bit.ly/4kWQtXF
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As many of our clinic clients can attest, well-trained, dedicated experts who answer to the people instead of some wealthy donors are the gold standard for housing inspection and code enforcement.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gove...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gove...
Reagan Was Wrong: Government Can Be Great, Actually | Common Dreams
Study after study shows that government assistance with food, healthcare, and housing makes tangible, positive impacts on people’s lives, from newborns to the elderly.
www.commondreams.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
As many of our clinic clients can attest, well-trained, dedicated experts who answer to the people instead of some wealthy donors are the gold standard for housing inspection and code enforcement.
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gove...
www.commondreams.org/opinion/gove...
Thanks to @wfyi.bsky.social and Abriana Herron for a great conversation about ending homelessness and shutting down our eviction courts.
Interview: New book explores lessons from eviction court
New book from a local lawyer details the issues that land people in court, possible solutions and the stories of those facing eviction.
www.wfyi.org
May 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Thanks to @wfyi.bsky.social and Abriana Herron for a great conversation about ending homelessness and shutting down our eviction courts.
New newsletter post highlights the important work of @markpaulecon.bsky.social on building economic rights. Free speech does not put food on the table for a family of five. The right to vote is not building a roof over the heads of our clients headed to sleep in shelters, cars, or the streets.
Time to Focus on Economic Rights
Since the November, 2024 election, I have talked with dozens of people facing eviction or enduring unsafe and unhealthy rental housing conditions.
open.substack.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
New newsletter post highlights the important work of @markpaulecon.bsky.social on building economic rights. Free speech does not put food on the table for a family of five. The right to vote is not building a roof over the heads of our clients headed to sleep in shelters, cars, or the streets.
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Deepening connections between U.S. labor unions and renters has helped spur the creation of tenants unions that are winning concessions across the country, writes @franquigley.bsky.social.
Labor union lessons in solidarity are fueling tenant organizing
Deepening connections between U.S. labor unions and renters has helped spur the creation of tenants unions that are winning real concessions.
wagingnonviolence.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Deepening connections between U.S. labor unions and renters has helped spur the creation of tenants unions that are winning concessions across the country, writes @franquigley.bsky.social.
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“At some point in the night, the engine turned off. Her 9-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter stopped breathing and later died, apparently freezing to death.”
This country is allowing young children to die in parking garages. Homelessness among families with kids under 5 has surged 39% in a year.
This country is allowing young children to die in parking garages. Homelessness among families with kids under 5 has surged 39% in a year.
Homelessness Rates Spike for Families, Putting Young Children at Risk
Housing instability can affect children’s cognitive and emotional development and ultimately their academic success.
www.the74million.org
March 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
“At some point in the night, the engine turned off. Her 9-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter stopped breathing and later died, apparently freezing to death.”
This country is allowing young children to die in parking garages. Homelessness among families with kids under 5 has surged 39% in a year.
This country is allowing young children to die in parking garages. Homelessness among families with kids under 5 has surged 39% in a year.
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We recognize extortionate prices for lifesaving medicine or bottled water after a natural disaster as price gouging.
Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are just the market at work, but that’s not true.
Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are just the market at work, but that’s not true.
Landlords Want Us to Think Rent Gouging Isn’t Price Gouging
We recognize extortionate prices for lifesaving medicine or bottled water after a natural disaster as price gouging. Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are j...
jacobin.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
We recognize extortionate prices for lifesaving medicine or bottled water after a natural disaster as price gouging.
Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are just the market at work, but that’s not true.
Landlords want us to believe that rent hikes forcing people into homelessness are just the market at work, but that’s not true.
“What if housing were provided as a public service, like education or roads? (A)n education is something we as a society have decided is required to keep a democracy & an economy functioning. Everyone can attend a school.”Susanne Schindler of @harvard-jchs.bsky.social in @shelterforce.bsky.social
What Makes Rent 'Fair'
Should monthly charges be pegged to the cost of financing, developing, and operating housing, or to household income? Or to something else?
shelterforce.org
March 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
“What if housing were provided as a public service, like education or roads? (A)n education is something we as a society have decided is required to keep a democracy & an economy functioning. Everyone can attend a school.”Susanne Schindler of @harvard-jchs.bsky.social in @shelterforce.bsky.social
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“Court watchers often know more about systemic housing issues than the elected officials they are talking to.”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
Do You Want to Work for Justice? Go to Eviction Court | Common Dreams
The closer we get to the millions of people who are facing evictions or already unhoused, the more likely we are to be motivated to do something about it.
www.commondreams.org
March 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
“Court watchers often know more about systemic housing issues than the elected officials they are talking to.”
www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...
By @franquigley.bsky.social
#housing+ #urbanism+ #urbanism
My latest article celebrates the power of witness--often followed by impactful advocacy--of eviction court watchers: www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...
Do You Want to Work for Justice? Go to Eviction Court | Common Dreams
The closer we get to the millions of people who are facing evictions or already unhoused, the more likely we are to be motivated to do something about it.
www.commondreams.org
March 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
My latest article celebrates the power of witness--often followed by impactful advocacy--of eviction court watchers: www.commondreams.org/opinion/go-t...
I am happy to announce that my new book, Lessons From Eviction Court: How We Can End Our Housing Crisis, will be published soon by @cornellupress.bsky.social
Our inspiring clients teach my students and I about how we can fix our broken housing system. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Our inspiring clients teach my students and I about how we can fix our broken housing system. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Lessons from Eviction Court by Fran Quigley | Paperback | Cornell University Press
Lessons from Eviction Court goes behind the disturbing statistics of evictions and homelessness to provide the first-hand experience of a lawyer who is in eviction court each week, standing alongside....
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu
February 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I am happy to announce that my new book, Lessons From Eviction Court: How We Can End Our Housing Crisis, will be published soon by @cornellupress.bsky.social
Our inspiring clients teach my students and I about how we can fix our broken housing system. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Our inspiring clients teach my students and I about how we can fix our broken housing system. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
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Fast food workers work hard.
Retail workers work hard.
Gig workers work hard.
Everyone deserves a living wage.
Retail workers work hard.
Gig workers work hard.
Everyone deserves a living wage.
February 17, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Fast food workers work hard.
Retail workers work hard.
Gig workers work hard.
Everyone deserves a living wage.
Retail workers work hard.
Gig workers work hard.
Everyone deserves a living wage.
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The need has grown so much an Indy church on the east side had to move its monthly food giveaway to a bigger location. however, their still on a mission to serve many residents as they can.
www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...
www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...
Local church’s drive-thru pantry moves locations to meet growing need
Car after car lined up Saturday at Arlington Middle School to get everyday essentials at a drive-thru mega pantry hosted by New Direction Church.
www.wrtv.com
February 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The need has grown so much an Indy church on the east side had to move its monthly food giveaway to a bigger location. however, their still on a mission to serve many residents as they can.
www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...
www.wrtv.com/news/local-n...