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Criminal

Jul. 15, 2009

City Sued Over Alleged Homeless Harassment

The ACLU and Munger, Tolles & Olson sued the city of Santa Monica Tuesday, alleging its police officers engage in unconstitutional harassment and intimidation of the city's homeless population.

By Greg Katz
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The ACLU and Munger, Tolles & Olson sued the city of Santa Monica today, alleging its police officers engage in unconstitutional harassment and intimidation of the city's homeless population.

The federal lawsuit on behalf of the chronically homeless comes after years of criticism by activists for the city's policies on homelessness. The plaintiffs allege that the city does not have enough beds for its homel...

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