U.S. appeals court says L.A. can't seize and discard homeless people's bulky property

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A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an injunction preventing the city of Los Angeles from taking and destroying bulky items like mattresses and carts left by tens of thousands of homeless people on public property.

A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld an injunction preventing the city of Los Angeles from taking and destroying bulky items like mattresses and carts left by homeless people on public property.said the Los Angeles city ordinance violated the 4th Amendment

“City employees have discarded a crate that a person used to secure his pet dog at night, carts that a person used to transport his possessions, wooden pallets and a cushion on which a person slept, and bins that a person used to keep her clothing dry — sometimes in the presence of their respective owners,” wrote 9th Circuit Judge Michelle T. Friedland, an Obama appointee.

“The portion of the ordinance that allows seizure of that property without notice may well pass constitutional muster,” he wrote.

 

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how about putting a few dozen homeless in front of the judges home and see how fast he'll change his mind.

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what the heck judges defend and uphold the law not change it

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