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Las Vegas Ban on Feeding Homeless Ruled Illegal

HeadlineNov 22, 2006

A federal court has struck down a Las Vegas law that outlaws feeding the homeless in public parks. City officials said they enacted the law because soup kitchens have kept people away from visiting public spaces. The American Civil Liberties Union led a challenge to the law after it was approved in July. Las Vegas officials are vowing to rewrite the law to keep the ban in place.

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