with relatives. he kept coming up against racially restrictive coloradovenants requiring that homeowners only sell to white buyers. finally the owner of the house agreed to sell despite the covenant. one of the neighbors, louis kramer filed suit to prevent the shellys from moving in. the st. louis supreme court ruled in favor of the shellys but the missouri supreme court ordered that the racial covenant be enforced. it was then up to the supreme court to make a final decision. naacp attorneys, led by thur gooder marshall argued by enforcing the restrictions the lower courts were violating due process. racially restricted covenants were so common at that time that three of the justices had to recuse themselves after learning their own homes were covered by such agreements. all six of the remaining justices sided with the shellys.
case today. every time you turn around it seems there is a new development. basically everyone is waiting to see whether the judge decides. after there was an emergency filing first by donald sterling say this should be move moved to family court over privacy laws. but also a motion by shellys attorneys saying no this should be right here in probate court. and if you want to see how we got here? we re going to show you just now. donald and shelly sterling are going one-on-one. the fight is over whether she has the sole legal right to sell the clippers. according to court documents filed by shelly s attorneys