American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has filed a lawsuit against the city of Laguna Beach, its council members and police department on behalf of the homeless people of the city.
The suit claims that the city's anti-sleeping ordinances result in an unconstitutional harassment of homeless people. The city's police illegally conducts 'sweeps', picking up homeless people from the streets and subjecting them to interrogations in the middle of the night.
To read more about the case click here.
The suit claims that the city's anti-sleeping ordinances result in an unconstitutional harassment of homeless people. The city's police illegally conducts 'sweeps', picking up homeless people from the streets and subjecting them to interrogations in the middle of the night.
To read more about the case click here.
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