The Department of Justice on Tuesday challenged a Florida law that bars Chinese citizens from owning land, asserting it violates federal housing law and the 14th Amendment.
The department filed a statement of interest (pdf) in a case challenging the provision, arguing the Florida law restricting Chinese land ownership by U.S. military installations and major infrastructure is unconstitutional.
The DOJ argues that the law, SB 264 (pdf), which was signed into law last month by GOP presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, is in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution and the Fair Housing Act of 1968….