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September 20, 2018
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — City officials in Boise, Idaho have asked a federal appeals court to reconsider its ruling overturning a city ordinance that makes it largely illegal for homeless people to sleep on the streets.
A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this month that Boise's anti-camping ordinance is unconstitutional because sometimes homeless residents have no other sleeping options available. The ruling is expected to have a broad impact across the western states, where many cities have similar ordinances.
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