ACLU seeks to ban Honolulu homeless enforcement
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai’i filed a lawsuit in Circuit Court asking for an order that Honolulu’s “anti-houseless” laws be ruled illegal, alleging they violate Hawaii’s state constitutional prohibitions against cruel and unusual punishment.
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