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LA passed an ordnance that allowed cleanup crews and the police to seize and destroy property belonging to homeless people.
Some of the property included documents, medications, family memorabilia, toiletries, cell phones, sleeping bags and blankets.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0906-homeless-lapd-20120906,0,5152005.story
Strike up a win for the little people.
Some of the property included documents, medications, family memorabilia, toiletries, cell phones, sleeping bags and blankets.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0906-homeless-lapd-20120906,0,5152005.story
A district court ruled for the homeless, and the city appealed. In upholding an injunction against Los Angeles, the 9th Circuit said a person does not lose his or her 4th Amendment protection from unlawful seizures by violating a city ordinance.
Strike up a win for the little people.