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Lawsuit filed against Burien's public camping ban
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On Wednesday, The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness and three unhoused people living in Burien filed a lawsuit against the city, challenging its public camping ordinance.
"We'd like to see the ordinance declared unconstitutional and not enforced against residents merely because they're homeless," Scott Crane with Northwest Justice Project said. His organization is representing the plaintiffs.
"Burien's ordinance functionally banishes homeless people from existing in the City of Burien because it makes it impossible to exist outside, try and feed themselves and protect themselves from the elements.”
READ MORE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/homeless/lawsuit-filed-burien-public-camping-ban/281-8c20c57c-61db-4cbd-8182-5164ee9e5836