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Federal court decision protects constitutional rights of Pottstown homeless encampment residents and prevents criminal charges & other penalties & threats
Federal court decision protects constitutional rights of Pottstown homeless encampment residents and prevents criminal charges & other penalties & threats

(Nov. 30, 2023) PHILADELPHIA – A federal court decision issued Nov. 28 protects the constitutional rights of Pottstown College Drive Encampment residents experiencing homelessness. The ruling granted a preliminary injunction, in part, for plaintiffs Better Days Ahead Outreach, Inc. et al. Judge Mia R. Perez, of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, cited the Eighth Amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishment as the basis of her decision.

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