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Constitutional Law

May 4, 2006

L.A. Seeks Rehearing in Homeless Case

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles will ask for a rehearing of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision barring police from arresting homeless people for sleeping or sitting on the street.

By Anat Rubin
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Los Angeles will ask for a rehearing of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision barring police from arresting homeless people for sleeping or sitting on the street.
      The circuit court ruled last month that a city ordinance allowing the arrest of homeless people at night when the city does not provide enough shelter bed...

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