Carla Anderson Hills was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; the eponymous lead respondent was Dorothy Gautreaux (1927–1968).

A number of families chose to move, while others stayed, and Northwestern University researchers studying the two populations concluded that low-income women who moved to the suburbs "clearly experienced improved employment and earnings, even though the program provided no job training or placement services.

Initially set for five years, the settlement allowed for court intervention if CHA failed to meet its obligations.

Recently, both parties returned to court, agreeing that requirements remain unmet at six development projects, according to a joint motion filed on July 30, 2024.

At each of the six sites, certain terms of the 2019 Settlement Agreement will remain in place up to three additional years, or less time if the parties agree that CHA has completed the requirements sooner.