Court slams Team Obama on Westchester ‘racism’ charge

The New York reports:

Every cloud may not have a silver lining, but Westchester County has just found a big one in a legal ruling that will cost it $5 million in federal funds.

The case turns on the Housing & Urban Development Department’s effort at social engineering to end what it claims is rampant housing discrimination in Westchester.

The cloud: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals said that, to get HUD’s money, West­­chester must play by HUD’s rules in complying with a 2009 agreement to build affordable housing in upscale communities.

The silver lining: The judges also said, “There has been no finding, at any point, that West­chester actually engaged in housing discrimination.”

HUD is one of