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Criminal

Jan. 29, 2000

Harmful Hangout

The U.S. Supreme Court in City of Chicago v. Morales , 119 S.Ct. 1849 (1999), blew away the Windy City's anti-gang law. The court held that the statute in question, which would have outlawed criminal street-gang members' loitering in public, was unconstitutional. Two-and-one-half months after Morales was issued, the county of Los Angeles, guided by Morales , enacted its own anti-gang law.

By Alex Ricciardulli
        The U.S. Supreme Court in City of Chicago v. Morales, 119 S.Ct. 1849 (1999), blew away the Windy City's anti-gang law. The court held that the statute in question, which would have outlawed criminal street-gang members' loitering in public, was unconstitutional. Two-and-one-half months after Morales was issued, the county of Los Angeles, guided by ...

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