(CN) — A homeless advocacy organization challenged the city of Berkeley, California, in federal court on Friday morning over the city’s policies around evicting homeless people from encampments.
The Berkeley Homeless Union says that the city is placing its homeless residents in greater danger by removing them from established encampments and, essentially, forcing them to sleep on the street. It also claims that the city’s policies violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and due process laws.
However, the city argues that efforts by the court to force its hand into providing accommodations for certain homeless people runs the risk of future litigation and creating unnecessary burdens on the city…