Suit filed over camping ban

Boulder City latest to criminalize homelessness with anti-camping ordinance

Boulder City Council, from left: Council Member Steve Walton, Mayor Pro Tempore Sherri Jorgensen, Mayor Joe Hardy, Council Member Cokie Booth, Council Member Denise Ashurst. (Boulder City Council meeting screengrab)Boulder City is the latest community in Nevada to enact an anti-homeless camping ban, which took effect in June. Susan Reams, a Boulder City resident who is currently experiencing homelessness, filed a lawsuit in late July seeking to …

Suit filed over camping ban

Back in late May of this year, when the city council met and the proposed ordinance outlawing camping in public places in Boulder City was on the agenda, a small group of citizens showed up to decry the move in public comment.

Federal lawsuit targets Boulder City camping ban

Lawsuit alleges Boulder City camping ban violates rights guaranteed by the Constitution’s First and 14th Amendments.