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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling

  • The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, claiming its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution, marking a significant legal challenge post-Supreme Court ruling.
  • Jazmyn Clark from the ACLU stated this case aims to enhance protections under Washington's state constitution, which offers greater rights than federal laws.
  • Clark noted the suit targets Spokane due to its anti-camping ordinances, which she described as creating "near-total islands of exclusion throughout the city.
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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after landmark Supreme Court ruling

The complaint filed in Spokane County Superior Court challenges city ordinances that make camping, sitting, or lying on public property misdemeanor crimes in certain circumstances.

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ACLU Sues City of Spokane over Anti-Camping Laws after Supreme Court’s Homelessness Ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington sued Spokane, the state's second most populous city, on Thursday over anti-camping ordinances that plaintiffs argue criminalize homelessness and impose cruel punishment on homeless people.

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Blue City Hit With Lawsuit Over Homelessness Laws Following Landmark Supreme Court Decision

A Washington State city was hit with a lawsuit Thursday claiming its ban on camping violates the state's constitution.

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ACLU sues Spokane over anti-homeless laws as it seeks workaround to Supreme Court ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution. It is believed to be the country’s first such legal challenge since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that cities can enforce outdoor sleeping bans.

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ACLU sues Washington state city over anti-homeless laws as it seeks workaround to SCOTUS ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution. It is believed to be the country's first such legal challenge since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in June that cities can enforce outdoor sleeping bans.The court’s landmark decision — which found in June that such bans do not violate the U.S. Constitution's Eighth Amendment prohibition of cruel …

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ACLU sues Washington state city over its anti-homeless laws after a landmark Supreme Court ruling

The American Civil Liberties Union sued the city of Spokane, Washington, on Thursday, alleging that its anti-camping laws violate the state constitution.

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Krem2 News broke the news in Spokane, United States on Thursday, August 1, 2024.
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