U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Sep. 7, 2012
Los Angeles cannot destroy homeless people's unattended property, court rules
Los Angeles city workers were out of line when they seized and summarily destroyed homeless persons' unattended but unabandoned property left on Skid Row sidewalks, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Wednesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Los Angeles city workers were out of line when they seized and summarily destroyed homeless persons' unattended but unabandoned property left on Skid Row sidewalks, a divided 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Wednesday.
It was the latest skirmish in a long-running legal battle that began as early as 1989 between city officials and homeless advocates over constitutional protections for t...
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