Fresno violated the constitutional rights of homeless residents by enforcing a public camping ban, a new lawsuit alleges.

Civil rights attorney Kevin Little filed the class-action suit Wednesday in federal court on behalf of Wickey TwoHands, Joseph Quinney, and potentially several others.

The lawsuit lists 26 claims, including false arrest, malicious prosecution, and violations of the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments regarding search and seizure of property.

“Rather than address the homelessness crisis through pro-housing and other humanitarian solutions, the city has doubled down on criminalization. The challenged ordinances are enforced selectively and discriminatorily against unhoused persons while housed individuals engaging in identical conduct face no consequences,” Little said in

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