In zoning, blood isn't necessarily thicker than water. (Supreme Court ruling on groups of unrelated individuals living in single-family homes)

Does a local zoning ordinance that restricts the number of unrelated individuals who can live together in a single-family home violate the Fair Housing Act? The U.S. Supreme Court says maybe.

The act prohibits housing discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, familial status, or handicap, but exempts reasonable government restrictions that prevent overcrowding for health and safety reasons. That exemption can lead to restrictions against group living for the disabled, which was the basis for City of Edmonds v. Oxford House, Inc., 1995 WL 283468 (U.S.). An ordinance in Edmonds, Wash., prohibited groups of unrelated disabled persons from …